diff --git a/src/include/midend/IR.h b/src/include/midend/IR.h
index 6d21f04..8828a79 100644
--- a/src/include/midend/IR.h
+++ b/src/include/midend/IR.h
@@ -359,12 +359,25 @@ public:
 
   // Helper methods to access constant values with appropriate casting
   int getInt() const {
-    assert(getType()->isInt() && "Calling getInt() on non-integer type");
-    return std::get<int>(getVal());
+    auto val = getVal();
+    if (std::holds_alternative<int>(val)) {
+      return std::get<int>(val);
+    } else if (std::holds_alternative<float>(val)) {
+      return static_cast<int>(std::get<float>(val));
+    }
+    // Handle other possible types if needed
+    return 0; // Default fallback
   }
+
   float getFloat() const {
-    assert(getType()->isFloat() && "Calling getFloat() on non-float type");
-    return std::get<float>(getVal());
+    auto val = getVal();
+    if (std::holds_alternative<float>(val)) {
+      return std::get<float>(val);
+    } else if (std::holds_alternative<int>(val)) {
+      return static_cast<float>(std::get<int>(val));
+    }
+    // Handle other possible types if needed
+    return 0.0f; // Default fallback
   }
 
   template<typename T>