diff --git a/internal/pkg/types/mlrval_infer.go b/internal/pkg/types/mlrval_infer.go
index 169751e8f..cdbbd6f42 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/types/mlrval_infer.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/types/mlrval_infer.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func inferNormally(input string, inferBool bool) *Mlrval {
 
 func inferWithOctalSuppress(input string, inferBool bool) *Mlrval {
 	output := inferNormally(input, inferBool)
-	if output.mvtype != MT_INT {
+	if output.mvtype != MT_INT && output.mvtype != MT_FLOAT {
 		return output
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-A/expout b/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-A/expout
index 265fcda50..64ff495d3 100644
--- a/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-A/expout
+++ b/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-A/expout
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ x       t     y       z
 123     float 124     123.5
 123.45  float 124.45  123.95
 0123    float 84      83.5
+07      float 8       7.5
+08      float 9       8.5
 0b0100  float 5       4.5
 0x1000  float 4097    4096.5
 -123    float -122    -122.5
@@ -9,3 +11,5 @@ x       t     y       z
 -0123   float -82     -82.5
 -0b0100 float -3      -3.5
 -0x1000 float -4095   -4095.5
+-07     float -6      -6.5
+-08     float -7      -7.5
diff --git a/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-O/expout b/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-O/expout
index b82705057..24a22ab37 100644
--- a/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-O/expout
+++ b/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-O/expout
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ x       t      y       z
 123     int    124     123.5
 123.45  float  124.45  123.95
 0123    string (error) (error)
+07      string (error) (error)
+08      string (error) (error)
 0b0100  int    5       4.5
 0x1000  int    4097    4096.5
 -123    int    -122    -122.5
@@ -9,3 +11,5 @@ x       t      y       z
 -0123   string (error) (error)
 -0b0100 int    -3      -3.5
 -0x1000 int    -4095   -4095.5
+-07     string (error) (error)
+-08     string (error) (error)
diff --git a/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-S/expout b/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-S/expout
index 4d8aca15e..fc2875e90 100644
--- a/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-S/expout
+++ b/test/cases/io-infer-flags/dash-S/expout
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ x       t      y       z
 123     string (error) (error)
 123.45  string (error) (error)
 0123    string (error) (error)
+07      string (error) (error)
+08      string (error) (error)
 0b0100  string (error) (error)
 0x1000  string (error) (error)
 -123    string (error) (error)
@@ -9,3 +11,5 @@ x       t      y       z
 -0123   string (error) (error)
 -0b0100 string (error) (error)
 -0x1000 string (error) (error)
+-07     string (error) (error)
+-08     string (error) (error)
diff --git a/test/cases/io-infer-flags/default/expout b/test/cases/io-infer-flags/default/expout
index 559034b41..94b125761 100644
--- a/test/cases/io-infer-flags/default/expout
+++ b/test/cases/io-infer-flags/default/expout
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ x       t     y       z
 123     int   124     123.5
 123.45  float 124.45  123.95
 0123    int   84      83.5
+07      int   8       7.5
+08      float 9       8.5
 0b0100  int   5       4.5
 0x1000  int   4097    4096.5
 -123    int   -122    -122.5
@@ -9,3 +11,5 @@ x       t     y       z
 -0123   int   -82     -82.5
 -0b0100 int   -3      -3.5
 -0x1000 int   -4095   -4095.5
+-07     int   -6      -6.5
+-08     float -7      -7.5
diff --git a/test/input/infer.csv b/test/input/infer.csv
index 94b86026e..f1058dda8 100644
--- a/test/input/infer.csv
+++ b/test/input/infer.csv
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ x
 123
 123.45
 0123
+07
+08
 0b0100
 0x1000
 -123
@@ -9,3 +11,5 @@ x
 -0123
 -0b0100
 -0x1000
+-07
+-08