diff --git a/lightrag/kg/milvus_impl.py b/lightrag/kg/milvus_impl.py
index cbe2cf82..edb7983c 100644
--- a/lightrag/kg/milvus_impl.py
+++ b/lightrag/kg/milvus_impl.py
@@ -462,14 +462,37 @@ class MilvusVectorDBStorage(BaseVectorStorage):
                 if type_name in ["FloatVector", "FLOAT_VECTOR"]:
                     existing_dimension = field.get("params", {}).get("dim")
 
-                    if existing_dimension != current_dimension:
+                    # Convert both to int for comparison to handle type mismatches
+                    # (Milvus API may return string "1024" vs int 1024)
+                    try:
+                        existing_dim_int = (
+                            int(existing_dimension)
+                            if existing_dimension is not None
+                            else None
+                        )
+                        current_dim_int = (
+                            int(current_dimension)
+                            if current_dimension is not None
+                            else None
+                        )
+                    except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
+                        logger.error(
+                            f"[{self.workspace}] Failed to parse dimensions: existing={existing_dimension} (type={type(existing_dimension)}), "
+                            f"current={current_dimension} (type={type(current_dimension)}), error={e}"
+                        )
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            f"Invalid dimension values for collection '{self.final_namespace}': "
+                            f"existing={existing_dimension}, current={current_dimension}"
+                        ) from e
+
+                    if existing_dim_int != current_dim_int:
                         raise ValueError(
                             f"Vector dimension mismatch for collection '{self.final_namespace}': "
-                            f"existing={existing_dimension}, current={current_dimension}"
+                            f"existing={existing_dim_int}, current={current_dim_int}"
                         )
 
                     logger.debug(
-                        f"[{self.workspace}] Vector dimension check passed: {current_dimension}"
+                        f"[{self.workspace}] Vector dimension check passed: {current_dim_int}"
                     )
                     return