diff --git a/targets/php/php.inc.php b/targets/php/php.inc.php
index e2d744e..bff8fde 100644
--- a/targets/php/php.inc.php
+++ b/targets/php/php.inc.php
@@ -548,18 +548,13 @@ function mtg_php_val_double($val)
   return 1*$val;
 }
 
-function mtg_php_check_float($val)
-{
-  if(is_float($val))
-    throw new Exception("Incompatible type, expected uint64, float given: $val");
-}
-
 function mtg_php_val_uint64($val)
 {
   if(!is_numeric($val))
     throw new Exception("Bad item, not a number(" . serialize($val) . ")");
   $val = 1*$val;
-  mtg_php_check_float($val);
+  if(is_float($val))
+      throw new Exception("Incompatible type, expected uint64, float given: $val");
   return $val;
 }
 
@@ -568,7 +563,8 @@ function mtg_php_val_int64($val)
   if(!is_numeric($val))
     throw new Exception("Bad item, not a number(" . serialize($val) . ")");
   $val = 1*$val;
-  mtg_php_check_float($val);
+  if(is_float($val))
+      throw new Exception("Incompatible type, expected int64, float given: $val");
   return $val;
 }
 
@@ -577,7 +573,8 @@ function mtg_php_val_uint32($val)
   if(!is_numeric($val))
     throw new Exception("Bad item, not a number(" . serialize($val) . ")");
   $val = 1*$val;
-  mtg_php_check_float($val);
+  if(is_float($val))
+      throw new Exception("Incompatible type, expected uint32, float given: $val");
   if(($val < 0 && $val < -2147483648) || ($val > 0 && $val > 0xFFFFFFFF))
     throw new Exception("Value not in range: $val");
   return $val;
@@ -588,7 +585,8 @@ function mtg_php_val_int32($val)
   if(!is_numeric($val))
     throw new Exception("Bad item, not a number(" . serialize($val) . ")");
   $val = 1*$val;
-  mtg_php_check_float($val);
+  if(is_float($val))
+      throw new Exception("Incompatible type, expected int32, float given: $val");
   if($val > 2147483647 || $val < -2147483648)
     throw new Exception("Value not in range: $val");
   return $val;
@@ -599,7 +597,8 @@ function mtg_php_val_uint16($val)
   if(!is_numeric($val))
     throw new Exception("Bad item, not a number(" . serialize($val) . ")");
   $val = 1*$val;
-  mtg_php_check_float($val);
+  if(is_float($val))
+      throw new Exception("Incompatible type, expected uint16, float given: $val");
   if($val > 0xFFFF || $val < 0)
     throw new Exception("Value not in range: $val");
   return $val;
@@ -610,7 +609,8 @@ function mtg_php_val_int16($val)
   if(!is_numeric($val))
     throw new Exception("Bad item, not a number(" . serialize($val) . ")");
   $val = 1*$val;
-  mtg_php_check_float($val);
+  if(is_float($val))
+      throw new Exception("Incompatible type, expected int16, float given: $val");
   if($val > 32767 || $val < -32768)
     throw new Exception("Value not in range: $val");
   return $val;
@@ -621,7 +621,8 @@ function mtg_php_val_uint8($val)
   if(!is_numeric($val))
     throw new Exception("Bad item, not a number(" . serialize($val) . ")");
   $val = 1*$val;
-  mtg_php_check_float($val);
+  if(is_float($val))
+      throw new Exception("Incompatible type, expected uint8, float given: $val");
   if($val > 0xFF || $val < 0)
     throw new Exception("Value not in range: $val");
   return $val;
@@ -632,7 +633,8 @@ function mtg_php_val_int8($val)
   if(!is_numeric($val))
     throw new Exception("Bad item, not a number(" . serialize($val) . ")");
   $val = 1*$val;
-  mtg_php_check_float($val);
+  if(is_float($val))
+      throw new Exception("Incompatible type, expected int8, float given: $val");
   if($val > 127 || $val < -128)
     throw new Exception("Value not in range: $val");
   return $val;