diff --git a/kiota_serialization_json/json_parse_node.py b/kiota_serialization_json/json_parse_node.py
index ad7b09c..937ccd3 100644
--- a/kiota_serialization_json/json_parse_node.py
+++ b/kiota_serialization_json/json_parse_node.py
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ def try_get_anything(self, value: Any) -> Any:
             return dict(map(lambda x: (x[0], self.try_get_anything(x[1])), value.items()))
         if isinstance(value, str):
             try:
-
+                if value.isdigit():
+                    return value
                 datetime_obj = pendulum.parse(value)
                 if isinstance(datetime_obj, pendulum.Duration):
                     return datetime_obj.as_timedelta()