diff --git a/src/ragas/metrics/_faithfulness.py b/src/ragas/metrics/_faithfulness.py
index 2938c468b4..f025c5e4dc 100644
--- a/src/ragas/metrics/_faithfulness.py
+++ b/src/ragas/metrics/_faithfulness.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def _compute_score(self, output: t.Any):
         output = output if isinstance(output, list) else [output]
         faithful_statements = sum(
             verdict_score_map.get(
-                statement_with_validation.get("verdict", "").lower(), np.nan
+                str(statement_with_validation.get("verdict", "")), np.nan
             )
             if isinstance(statement_with_validation, dict)
             else np.nan