diff --git a/src/constructor.jl b/src/constructor.jl
index c398462..72035cc 100644
--- a/src/constructor.jl
+++ b/src/constructor.jl
@@ -193,12 +193,20 @@ function construct_yaml_int(constructor::Constructor, node::Node)
         return value
     end
 
-    if length(value) > 2 && value[1] == '0' && (value[2] == 'x' || value[2] == 'X')
-        return parse(Int, value[3:end], 16)
-    elseif length(value) > 1 && value[1] == '0'
-        return parse(Int, value, 8)
-    else
-        return parse(Int, value, 10)
+    try
+        if length(value) > 2 && value[1] == '0' && (value[2] == 'x' || value[2] == 'X')
+            return parse(Int, value[3:end], 16)
+        elseif length(value) > 1 && value[1] == '0'
+            return parse(Int, value, 8)
+        else
+            return parse(Int, value, 10)
+        end
+    catch y
+        if isa(y, ArgumentError)
+            return value
+        else
+            error("Could not decode int, failed with error $(y)")
+        end
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/issue41.data b/test/issue41.data
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d69dcc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue41.data
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ISSBN: 0189123
+dec: 189123
+oct: 01123
diff --git a/test/issue41.expected b/test/issue41.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d43567c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue41.expected
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Dict{Any,Any}("ISSBN" => "0189123", "dec" => 189123, "oct" => 595)
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index b9c4b6d..8084f4b 100755
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const tests = [
     "issue30",
     "issue36",
     "issue39",
+    "issue41"
     "cartesian",
     "ar1",
     "ar1_cartesian"