diff --git a/statements.go b/statements.go
index 3af7841..94c0bee 100644
--- a/statements.go
+++ b/statements.go
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ func (ss statements) Swap(i, j int) {
 	ss[i], ss[j] = ss[j], ss[i]
 }
 
-// ungron turns statements into a proper datastructur
+// ungron turns statements into a proper datastructure
 func (ss statements) ungron() (interface{}, error) {
 
-	// Get all the idividually parsed statements
+	// Get all the individually parsed statements
 	var parsed []interface{}
 	for _, s := range ss {
 		l := newLexer(s)
diff --git a/ungron.go b/ungron.go
index 8e0c8cd..8c46462 100644
--- a/ungron.go
+++ b/ungron.go
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ func ungronTokens(ts []token) (interface{}, error) {
 
 	case typValue:
 		var val interface{}
-		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(t.text), &val)
+		d := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(t.text))
+		d.UseNumber()
+		err := d.Decode(&val)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to handle quoted key `%s`", t.text)
 		}