diff --git a/hyphae/src/vm.rs b/hyphae/src/vm.rs
index 532e118..2b807b5 100644
--- a/hyphae/src/vm.rs
+++ b/hyphae/src/vm.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 
-use organelle::{Fraction, Number, Numeric};
+use organelle::{Float, Fraction, Number, Numeric};
 
 use crate::hmap::QuickMap;
 use crate::stackstack::StackStack;
@@ -414,7 +414,9 @@ impl VM {
 
             i::BVTON => access!(&instr.1[0], {
                 if let Datum::ByteVector(sbv) = **access!(&instr.1[0]) {
-                    Datum::Number(Number::Fra(Fraction(f64::from_ne_bytes(sbv) as isize, 1))).into()
+                    let sf64 = f64::from_ne_bytes(sbv.try_into().unwrap());
+                    Ok::<Datum::Number, Float>(Datum::Number(Number::Flt(Float(sf64))));
+                    //Datum::Number(Number::Fra(Fraction(sf64 as isize, 1))).into()
                 } else {
                     e!("illegal argument to BVTON instruction");
                 }