diff --git a/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py b/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py
index b86b6f8..dfdfb2c 100755
--- a/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py
+++ b/ARGOS_service_data_converter.py
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def pandas2netcdf(df=None, ofile="data.nc",isxa=True):
             #xarray casting issue?
             for var in xdf.variables:
                 if xdf[var].dtype == 'float64':
-                    xdf[var] = xdf[var].astype('float')
+                    xdf[var] = xdf[var].astype('int')
 
             #global attributes
             xdf.attrs["CREATION_DATE"] = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%B %d, %Y %H:%M UTC")