diff --git a/lib/RateLimiterStoreAbstract.js b/lib/RateLimiterStoreAbstract.js
index 8a2cd48..94f882a 100644
--- a/lib/RateLimiterStoreAbstract.js
+++ b/lib/RateLimiterStoreAbstract.js
@@ -192,7 +192,17 @@ module.exports = class RateLimiterStoreAbstract extends RateLimiterAbstract {
    * @returns Promise<RateLimiterRes>
    */
   consume(key, pointsToConsume = 1, options = {}) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {      
+      if(
+        typeof pointsToConsume == 'string'
+      ){
+        if(!RegExp("^[1-9][0-9]*$").test(pointsToConsume)){
+          reject(new Error("Consuming string different than integer values is not supported by this package"));
+        }
+      } else if (!Number.isInteger(pointsToConsume)){
+        reject(new Error("Consuming decimal number of points is not supported by this package"));
+      }
+
       const rlKey = this.getKey(key);
 
       const inMemoryBlockMsBeforeExpire = this.getInMemoryBlockMsBeforeExpire(rlKey);
diff --git a/test/RateLimiterRedis.ioredis.test.js b/test/RateLimiterRedis.ioredis.test.js
index 44d0e87..96e0ab8 100644
--- a/test/RateLimiterRedis.ioredis.test.js
+++ b/test/RateLimiterRedis.ioredis.test.js
@@ -153,6 +153,91 @@ describe('RateLimiterRedis with fixed window', function RateLimiterRedisTest() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('when points are passed as decimal numbers', () => {
+    it('thows error', (done) => {
+      const testKey = 'consume2';
+      const rateLimiter = new RateLimiterRedis({
+        storeClient: redisMockClient,
+        points: 1,
+        duration: 5
+      });
+
+      rateLimiter
+        .consume(testKey, 1.1)
+        .then(() => {
+          done(new Error('must not'));
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+          expect(err.message).to.equal('Consuming decimal number of points is not supported by this package')
+          done();
+        });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when passing points as float without decimal values', () => {
+    it('does not throw an error', (done) => {
+      const testKey = 'consume1';
+      const rateLimiter = new RateLimiterRedis({
+        storeClient: redisMockClient,
+        points: 3,
+        duration: 5,
+      });
+      rateLimiter
+        .consume(testKey, 2.0)
+        .then(() => {
+          redisMockClient.get(rateLimiter.getKey(testKey)).then((consumedPoints)=>{
+            expect(consumedPoints).to.equal('2');
+            done();
+          });
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+          done(err);
+        });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when passing points as string with decimal values', () => {
+    it('throws error', (done) => {
+      const testKey = 'consume1';
+      const rateLimiter = new RateLimiterRedis({
+        storeClient: redisMockClient,
+        points: 3,
+        duration: 5,
+      });
+      rateLimiter
+        .consume(testKey, "2.0")
+        .then(() => {
+          done(new Error('must not'));
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+          expect(err.message).to.equal('Consuming string different than integer values is not supported by this package')
+          done();
+        });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when passing points as string without decimal values', () => {
+    it('does not throw an error', (done) => {
+      const testKey = 'consume1';
+      const rateLimiter = new RateLimiterRedis({
+        storeClient: redisMockClient,
+        points: 3,
+        duration: 5,
+      });
+      rateLimiter
+        .consume(testKey, "2")
+        .then(() => {
+          redisMockClient.get(rateLimiter.getKey(testKey)).then((consumedPoints)=>{
+            expect(consumedPoints).to.equal('2');
+            done();
+          });
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+          done(err);
+        });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('execute evenly over duration', (done) => {
     const testKey = 'consumeEvenly';
     const rateLimiter = new RateLimiterRedis({