diff --git a/lib/debezium/types.go b/lib/debezium/types.go
index 21b454089..baf79cec9 100644
--- a/lib/debezium/types.go
+++ b/lib/debezium/types.go
@@ -134,12 +134,21 @@ func (f Field) ParseValue(value any) (any, error) {
 		DateKafkaConnect,
 		TimeKafkaConnect,
 		DateTimeKafkaConnect:
-		if _, ok := value.(float64); !ok {
-			// Since this value is coming from Kafka, and will have been marshaled to a JSON string, it should always
-			// be a float64. Let's check this if this assumption holds and if so clean up the code below so that we
-			// aren't doing float -> string -> float.
+
+		switch value.(type) {
+		case float64:
+			// This value is coming from Kafka, and will have been marshaled to a JSON string, so when it is
+			// unmarshalled it will be a float64
+			// -> Pass.
+		case int64:
+			// This value is coming from reader.
+			// -> Pass.
+		default:
+			// Value should always be a float64 int64, but let's check this if this assumption holds and if so clean up
+			// the code below so that we aren't doing float -> string -> float.
 			slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Expected float64 received %T with value '%v'", value, value))
 		}
+
 		// Need to cast this as a FLOAT first because the number may come out in scientific notation
 		// ParseFloat is apt to handle it, and ParseInt is not, see: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/19288
 		floatVal, castErr := strconv.ParseFloat(fmt.Sprint(value), 64)
diff --git a/lib/debezium/types_test.go b/lib/debezium/types_test.go
index dbcef0bed..5f6655ae7 100644
--- a/lib/debezium/types_test.go
+++ b/lib/debezium/types_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/decimal"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/ext"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -275,6 +276,51 @@ func TestField_ParseValue(t *testing.T) {
 			value:         `[[{"foo":"bar", "foo": "bar"}], [{"hello":"world"}, {"dusty":"the mini aussie"}]]`,
 			expectedValue: `[[{"foo":"bar"}],[{"hello":"world"},{"dusty":"the mini aussie"}]]`,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "int64 micro-timestamp",
+			field: Field{
+				Type:         Int64,
+				DebeziumType: MicroTimestamp,
+			},
+			value: int64(1712609795827000),
+			expectedValue: &ext.ExtendedTime{
+				Time: time.Date(2024, time.April, 8, 20, 56, 35, 827000000, time.UTC),
+				NestedKind: ext.NestedKind{
+					Type:   ext.DateTimeKindType,
+					Format: "2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "float64 micro-timestamp",
+			field: Field{
+				Type:         Int64,
+				DebeziumType: MicroTimestamp,
+			},
+			value: float64(1712609795827000),
+			expectedValue: &ext.ExtendedTime{
+				Time: time.Date(2024, time.April, 8, 20, 56, 35, 827000000, time.UTC),
+				NestedKind: ext.NestedKind{
+					Type:   ext.DateTimeKindType,
+					Format: "2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "string micro-timestamp",
+			field: Field{
+				Type:         Int64,
+				DebeziumType: MicroTimestamp,
+			},
+			value: "1712609795827000",
+			expectedValue: &ext.ExtendedTime{
+				Time: time.Date(2024, time.April, 8, 20, 56, 35, 827000000, time.UTC),
+				NestedKind: ext.NestedKind{
+					Type:   ext.DateTimeKindType,
+					Format: "2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {