diff --git a/extlibs/json/jsonc.lua b/extlibs/json/jsonc.lua
index a67d63a..59c3690 100644
--- a/extlibs/json/jsonc.lua
+++ b/extlibs/json/jsonc.lua
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ local function decode_number()
         end
     end
     statusPos = statusPos + #num
-    return tonumber(num)
+        return tonumber(num) or math.huge
 end
 
 local function decode_number_zero()