diff --git a/mobile/lib/models/ml/face/face.dart b/mobile/lib/models/ml/face/face.dart
index 3036a00630..455938868b 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/models/ml/face/face.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/models/ml/face/face.dart
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Face {
     return Face(
       faceID,
       fileID,
-      List<double>.from(json['embedding'] as List),
+      parseAsDoubleList(json['embedding'] as List),
       json['score'] as double,
       Detection.fromJson(json['detection'] as Map<String, dynamic>),
       // high value means t
@@ -77,3 +77,21 @@ class Face {
         'blur': blur,
       };
 }
+
+List<double> parseAsDoubleList(List<dynamic> inputList) {
+  if (inputList.isEmpty) return const [];
+
+  if (inputList is List<double>) return inputList;
+  return List<double>.generate(
+    inputList.length,
+    (index) {
+      final value = inputList[index];
+      if (value is int) return value.toDouble();
+      if (value is double) return value;
+      throw FormatException(
+        'Invalid type at index $index: ${value.runtimeType}',
+      );
+    },
+    growable: false,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/filedata/model/file_data.dart b/mobile/lib/services/filedata/model/file_data.dart
index d73ee1d2f8..56bfe1cb4e 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/filedata/model/file_data.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/filedata/model/file_data.dart
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class RemoteClipEmbedding {
   // fromJson
   factory RemoteClipEmbedding.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
     return RemoteClipEmbedding(
-      List<double>.from(json['embedding'] as List),
+      parseAsDoubleList(json['embedding'] as List),
       version: json['version'] as int,
       client: json['client'] as String,
     );