diff --git a/lib/generator.ml b/lib/generator.ml
index fe0fa44..4c54ad6 100644
--- a/lib/generator.ml
+++ b/lib/generator.ml
@@ -141,7 +141,16 @@ let rec process_schema_type ~ancestors (schema : schema) =
   | Some schemas -> process_one_of ~ancestors schemas
   | None ->
   match schema.enum, schema.typ with
-  | Some enums, Some String -> process_enums enums
+  | Some enums, Some String -> process_string_enums enums
+  | Some _, Some Integer ->
+    (* this is more lenient than it should *)
+    maybe_nullable (process_int_type schema)
+  | Some _, Some Number ->
+    (* this is more lenient than it should *)
+    maybe_nullable "float"
+  | Some _, Some Boolean ->
+    (* this is more lenient than it should *)
+    maybe_nullable "bool"
   | Some _, _ -> failwith "only string enums are supported"
   | None, _ ->
   match schema.typ with
@@ -217,7 +226,19 @@ and process_one_of ~ancestors (schemas_or_refs : schema or_ref list) =
   let variants = List.map make_one_of_variant schemas_or_refs |> String.concat "\n" in
   sprintf "[\n%s\n] <json adapter.ocaml=\"Jsonschema2atd_runtime.Adapter.One_of\">" variants
 
-and process_enums enums =
+and process_string_enums enums =
+  let enums =
+    List.map
+      (function
+        | `String s -> s
+        | value ->
+          failwith
+            (sprintf "Invalid value %s in string enum %s" (Yojson.Basic.to_string value)
+               (Yojson.Basic.to_string (`List enums))
+            )
+        )
+      enums
+  in
   let make_enum_variant value = sprintf {|  | %s <json name="%s">|} (variant_name value) value in
   let variants = List.map make_enum_variant enums |> String.concat "\n" in
   sprintf "[\n%s\n]" variants
diff --git a/lib/json_schema.atd b/lib/json_schema.atd
index 1ddd5bf..4df176f 100644
--- a/lib/json_schema.atd
+++ b/lib/json_schema.atd
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type schema = {
 
   (* 6.1 validation for any instance type *)
   ~typ <json name="type">: typ nullable;
-  ~enum : string nonempty_list nullable;
+  ~enum : json nonempty_list nullable;
 
   (* 6.2 validation for numeric instances *)
   (* ~multiple_of <json name="multipleOf">: float nullable; *)
diff --git a/tests/mocks/jsonschema_enums.json b/tests/mocks/jsonschema_enums.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..830768d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mocks/jsonschema_enums.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "myProperty": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": [
+        "foo",
+        "bar"
+      ]
+    },
+    "myPropertyInt": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "enum": [
+        1,
+        2
+      ]
+    },
+    "myPropertyNumber": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "enum": [
+        1.2,
+        2.3
+      ]
+    },
+    "myPropertyBool": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "enum": [
+        true
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "myProperty"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/smoke.t b/tests/smoke.t
index 2b60b36..772103a 100644
--- a/tests/smoke.t
+++ b/tests/smoke.t
@@ -88,3 +88,27 @@ Generate ATD out of JSON Schema that uses references
     ?ee : address option;
     ?ff : address option;
   } 
+
+Generate ATD out of JSON Schema that uses enums
+  $ jsonschema2atd --format=jsonschema ./mocks/jsonschema_enums.json
+  (* Generated by jsonschema2atd *)
+  type json <ocaml module="Yojson.Basic" t="t"> = abstract
+  type int64 = int <ocaml repr="int64">
+  
+  type rootMyProperty = [
+    | Foo <json name="foo">
+    | Bar <json name="bar">
+  ] 
+  
+  type rootMyPropertyInt = int 
+  
+  type rootMyPropertyNumber = float 
+  
+  type rootMyPropertyBool = bool 
+  
+  type root = {
+    myProperty : rootMyProperty;
+    ?myPropertyInt : rootMyPropertyInt option;
+    ?myPropertyNumber : rootMyPropertyNumber option;
+    ?myPropertyBool : rootMyPropertyBool option;
+  }