diff --git a/src/sentry_plugins/jira/plugin.py b/src/sentry_plugins/jira/plugin.py
index 5ce873c0..86d40549 100644
--- a/src/sentry_plugins/jira/plugin.py
+++ b/src/sentry_plugins/jira/plugin.py
@@ -395,6 +395,14 @@ def create_issue(self, request, group, form_data, **kwargs):
                         v = [v]
                     elif schema.get('custom') == JIRA_CUSTOM_FIELD_TYPES.get('textarea'):
                         v = v
+                    elif schema['type'] == 'number':
+                        try:
+                            if '.' in v:
+                                v = float(v)
+                            else:
+                                v = int(v)
+                        except ValueError:
+                            pass
                     elif (schema.get('type') != 'string'
                             or schema.get('items') != 'string'
                             or schema.get('custom') == JIRA_CUSTOM_FIELD_TYPES.get('select')):