diff --git a/simvue/run.py b/simvue/run.py
index 77e6dcd9..4acf44e4 100644
--- a/simvue/run.py
+++ b/simvue/run.py
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ def _add_metrics_to_dispatch(
         self,
         metrics: dict[str, typing.Union[int, float]],
         step: typing.Optional[int] = None,
-        time: typing.Optional[int] = None,
+        time: typing.Optional[float] = None,
         timestamp: typing.Optional[str] = None,
         join_on_fail: bool = True,
     ) -> bool:
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ def log_metrics(
         self,
         metrics: dict[str, typing.Union[int, float]],
         step: typing.Optional[int] = None,
-        time: typing.Optional[int] = None,
+        time: typing.Optional[float] = None,
         timestamp: typing.Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> bool:
         """