diff --git a/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/PHP/Types/AbstractPoint.php b/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/PHP/Types/AbstractPoint.php
index cc9d6c4f..7b602540 100644
--- a/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/PHP/Types/AbstractPoint.php
+++ b/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/PHP/Types/AbstractPoint.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function __construct()
      */
     public function setX($x)
     {
-        $parser = new Parser($x);
+        $parser = new Parser((string) $x);
 
         try {
             $this->x = (float) $parser->parse();
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function getX()
      */
     public function setY($y)
     {
-        $parser = new Parser($y);
+        $parser = new Parser((string) $y);
 
         try {
             $this->y = (float) $parser->parse();
diff --git a/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/PHP/Types/Geography/Point.php b/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/PHP/Types/Geography/Point.php
index 62b1b9d8..1cfe7214 100644
--- a/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/PHP/Types/Geography/Point.php
+++ b/lib/CrEOF/Spatial/PHP/Types/Geography/Point.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Point extends AbstractPoint implements GeographyInterface
      */
     public function setX($x)
     {
-        $parser = new Parser($x);
+        $parser = new Parser((string) $x);
 
         try {
             $x = (float) $parser->parse();
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public function setX($x)
      */
     public function setY($y)
     {
-        $parser = new Parser($y);
+        $parser = new Parser((string) $y);
 
         try {
             $y = (float) $parser->parse();