diff --git a/archinstall/lib/models/mirrors.py b/archinstall/lib/models/mirrors.py
index 80ec56a271..f525294f87 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/models/mirrors.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/models/mirrors.py
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ def latency(self) -> float | None:
 
 	@classmethod
 	@field_validator('score', mode='before')
-	def validate_score(cls, value: float) -> int | None:
-		if value is not None:
+	def validate_score(cls, value: Any) -> Any:
+		if isinstance(value, float):
 			value = round(value)
 			debug(f'	score: {value}')