diff --git a/clodius/cli/aggregate.py b/clodius/cli/aggregate.py
index 6e8a362..cd1f29b 100644
--- a/clodius/cli/aggregate.py
+++ b/clodius/cli/aggregate.py
@@ -901,8 +901,8 @@ def _bedgraph(
     def add_values_to_data_buffers(buffers_to_add, nan_buffers_to_add):
         curr_zoom = 0
 
-        data_buffers[0] += buffers_to_add
-        nan_data_buffers[0] += nan_buffers_to_add
+        data_buffers[0] += buffers_to_add.astype(np.float64)
+        nan_data_buffers[0] += nan_buffers_to_add.astype(np.float64)
 
         curr_time = time.time() - t1
         percent_progress = (positions[curr_zoom] + 1) / float(assembly_size)