diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d8623a5d807..2e4603cd4fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Avoid logging an error when a float is passed in the manifest ([#4031](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/4031))
+
 ## 8.0.0
 
 ### Summary
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReader.java b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReader.java
index fcb755ec02a..1bad4091259 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReader.java
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReader.java
@@ -475,7 +475,10 @@ private static boolean readBool(
   private static @NotNull Double readDouble(
       final @NotNull Bundle metadata, final @NotNull ILogger logger, final @NotNull String key) {
     // manifest meta-data only reads float
-    final Double value = ((Number) metadata.getFloat(key, metadata.getInt(key, -1))).doubleValue();
+    double value = ((Float) metadata.getFloat(key, -1)).doubleValue();
+    if (value == -1) {
+      value = ((Integer) metadata.getInt(key, -1)).doubleValue();
+    }
     logger.log(SentryLevel.DEBUG, key + " read: " + value);
     return value;
   }