diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74b4c27..da7ec4a 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Config file `config/purifier.php` should like this
 return [
     'encoding'           => 'UTF-8',
     'finalize'           => true,
-    'passThruNullValues' => false,
+    'ignoreNonStrings'   => false,
     'cachePath'          => storage_path('app/purifier'),
     'cacheFileMode'      => 0755,
     'settings'      => [
diff --git a/config/purifier.php b/config/purifier.php
index 3974570..2afa4c3 100644
--- a/config/purifier.php
+++ b/config/purifier.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 return [
     'encoding'           => 'UTF-8',
     'finalize'           => true,
-    'passThruNullValues' => false,
+    'ignoreNonStrings'   => false,
     'cachePath'          => storage_path('app/purifier'),
     'cacheFileMode'      => 0755,
     'settings'      => [
diff --git a/src/Purifier.php b/src/Purifier.php
index 68dae9f..9c06f02 100644
--- a/src/Purifier.php
+++ b/src/Purifier.php
@@ -273,13 +273,11 @@ public function clean($dirty, $config = null, \Closure $postCreateConfigHook = n
             }
         }
 
-        //If $dirty is explicit NULL, bypass purification assuming configuration allows this
-        $passThruNullValues = $this->config->get('purifier.passThruNullValues', false);
-        if($passThruNullValues !== false && $dirty === null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        if($passThruNullValues !== false && $dirty === false) {
-            return false;
+        //If $dirty is not an explicit string, bypass purification assuming configuration allows this
+        $ignoreNonStrings = $this->config->get('purifier.ignoreNonStrings', false);
+        $stringTest = is_string($dirty);
+        if($stringTest === false && $ignoreNonStrings === true) {
+            return $dirty;
         }
 
         return $this->purifier->purify($dirty, $configObject);
diff --git a/tests/PurifierTest.php b/tests/PurifierTest.php
index d1b46cb..ad00018 100644
--- a/tests/PurifierTest.php
+++ b/tests/PurifierTest.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public function testCleaningNullPassThru() {
         $purifier = new Purifier(new Filesystem(), $configRepo);
 
         //test default config value is expected
-        $this->assertEquals(false, $configRepo->get('purifier.passThruNullValues'));
+        $this->assertEquals(false, $configRepo->get('purifier.ignoreNonStrings'));
 
         //Test default behavior is unchanged without nullPassThru Config value of true
         $html = null;
@@ -134,21 +134,25 @@ public function testCleaningNullPassThru() {
             'bad'=>'<script>alert(\'XSS\');</script>',
             'empty'=>null,
             'bool'=>false,
+            'bool2'=>true,
+            'float'=>4.321,
         ];
         $expectedHtml = [
             'good'=>'<p><span>This is my H1 title</span></p>',
             'bad'=>'',
             'empty'=>'',
             'bool'=>'',
+            'bool2'=>'<p>1</p>',
+            'float'=>'<p>4.321</p>'
         ];
         $pureHtml = $purifier->clean($html);
         $this->assertEquals($expectedHtml, $pureHtml);
 
 
         //Test behavior as expected with nullPassThru Config value of true
-        $configRepo->set('purifier.passThruNullValues', true);
+        $configRepo->set('purifier.ignoreNonStrings', true);
         $purifier = new Purifier(new Filesystem(), $configRepo);
-        $this->assertEquals(true, $configRepo->get('purifier.passThruNullValues'));
+        $this->assertEquals(true, $configRepo->get('purifier.ignoreNonStrings'));
 
         $html = null;
         $pureHtml = $purifier->clean($html);
@@ -164,6 +168,8 @@ public function testCleaningNullPassThru() {
             'empty'=>null,
             'emptyStr'=>'',
             'bool'=>false,
+            'bool2'=>true,
+            'float'=>4.321,
         ];
         $expectedHtml = [
             'good'=>'<p><span>This is my H1 title</span></p>',
@@ -171,6 +177,8 @@ public function testCleaningNullPassThru() {
             'empty'=>null,
             'emptyStr'=>'',
             'bool'=>false,
+            'bool2'=>true,
+            'float'=>4.321,
         ];
         $pureHtml = $purifier->clean($html);
         $this->assertEquals($expectedHtml, $pureHtml);