diff --git a/processor/regex.go b/processor/regex.go
index 3650c95..7a131e9 100644
--- a/processor/regex.go
+++ b/processor/regex.go
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ func (p *RegexProcessor) ToLua(L *lua.LState, data interface{}) error {
 		// Try to convert to number and set v1, v2, etc.
 		if val, err := strconv.ParseFloat(captures[i], 64); err == nil {
 			L.SetGlobal(fmt.Sprintf("v%d", i), lua.LNumber(val))
-		} else {
-			// For non-numeric values, set v to 0
-			L.SetGlobal(fmt.Sprintf("v%d", i), lua.LNumber(0))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -80,15 +77,19 @@ func (p *RegexProcessor) FromLua(L *lua.LState) (interface{}, error) {
 		vLuaVal := L.GetGlobal(vVarName)
 		sLuaVal := L.GetGlobal(sVarName)
 
-		// First check string variables (s1, s2, etc.) as they should have priority
-		if sLuaVal.Type() != lua.LTNil {
+		// If our value is a number then it's very likely we want it to be a number
+		// And not a string
+		// If we do want it to be a string we will cast it into a string in lua
+		// wait that wouldn't work... Casting v to a string would not load it here
+		if vLuaVal.Type() == lua.LTNumber {
+			modifications[i] = vLuaVal.String()
+			continue
+		}
+		if sLuaVal.Type() == lua.LTString {
 			modifications[i] = sLuaVal.String()
+			continue
 		}
 
-		// Then check numeric variables (v1, v2, etc.)
-		if vLuaVal.Type() != lua.LTNil {
-			modifications[i] = vLuaVal.String()
-		}
 	}
 
 	return modifications, nil
diff --git a/processor/regex_test.go b/processor/regex_test.go
index 94febf2..425be8e 100644
--- a/processor/regex_test.go
+++ b/processor/regex_test.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func TestMultipleMatches(t *testing.T) {
     <name>Mary_modified</name>
 </data>`
 
-		result, mods, matches, err = p.ProcessContent(content, `<name>([A-Za-z]+)</name>`, `s1 = s1 .. "_modified"`)
+	result, mods, matches, err = p.ProcessContent(content, `<name>([A-Za-z]+)</name>`, `s1 = s1 .. "_modified"`)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error processing content: %v", err)
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func TestStringAndNumericOperations(t *testing.T) {
 			luaExpr := BuildLuaScript(tt.luaExpression)
 
 			// Process with our function
-				result, modCount, _, err := p.ProcessContent(tt.input, pattern, luaExpr)
+			result, modCount, _, err := p.ProcessContent(tt.input, pattern, luaExpr)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Process function failed: %v", err)
 			}