diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/Class_/TypedPropertyFromJMSSerializerAttributeTypeRector/Fixture/string_var_float.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/Class_/TypedPropertyFromJMSSerializerAttributeTypeRector/Fixture/string_var_float.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aae9b2feee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/Class_/TypedPropertyFromJMSSerializerAttributeTypeRector/Fixture/string_var_float.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\Class_\TypedPropertyFromJMSSerializerAttributeTypeRector\Fixture;
+
+use JMS\Serializer\Annotation\Type;
+
+final class StringVarFloat
+{
+    /**
+     * @var float
+     */
+    #[Type('string')]
+    private $price;
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\Class_\TypedPropertyFromJMSSerializerAttributeTypeRector\Fixture;
+
+use JMS\Serializer\Annotation\Type;
+
+final class StringVarFloat
+{
+    #[Type('string')]
+    private ?float $price = null;
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/Class_/TypedPropertyFromJMSSerializerAttributeTypeRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/Class_/TypedPropertyFromJMSSerializerAttributeTypeRector.php
index 8bb276b09d8..ea144b9aeab 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/Class_/TypedPropertyFromJMSSerializerAttributeTypeRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/Class_/TypedPropertyFromJMSSerializerAttributeTypeRector.php
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Property;
 use PHPStan\Reflection\ClassReflection;
+use PHPStan\Type\FloatType;
 use PHPStan\Type\MixedType;
 use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
 use PHPStan\Type\StringType;
-use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocInfo\PhpDocInfo;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocInfo\PhpDocInfoFactory;
 use Rector\DeadCode\PhpDoc\TagRemover\VarTagRemover;
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ public function provideMinPhpVersion(): int
      */
     public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
-        $hasChanged = false;
-
         if (! $this->hasAtLeastOneUntypedPropertyUsingJmsAttribute($node)) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -108,6 +106,8 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             return null;
         }
 
+        $hasChanged = false;
+
         foreach ($node->getProperties() as $property) {
             if ($this->shouldSkipProperty($property, $classReflection)) {
                 continue;
@@ -180,13 +180,19 @@ private function createTypeNode(string $typeValue, Property $property): ?Node
     {
         if ($typeValue === 'float') {
             $propertyPhpDocInfo = $this->phpDocInfoFactory->createFromNode($property);
-            if ($propertyPhpDocInfo instanceof PhpDocInfo) {
-                // fallback to string, as most likely string representation of float
-                if ($propertyPhpDocInfo->getVarType() instanceof StringType) {
-                    $this->varTagRemover->removeVarTag($property);
+            // fallback to string, as most likely string representation of float
+            if ($propertyPhpDocInfo instanceof PhpDocInfo && $propertyPhpDocInfo->getVarType() instanceof StringType) {
+                $this->varTagRemover->removeVarTag($property);
+                return new Identifier('string');
+            }
+        }
 
-                    return new Identifier('string');
-                }
+        if ($typeValue === 'string') {
+            $propertyPhpDocInfo = $this->phpDocInfoFactory->createFromNode($property);
+            // fallback to string, as most likely string representation of float
+            if ($propertyPhpDocInfo instanceof PhpDocInfo && $propertyPhpDocInfo->getVarType() instanceof FloatType) {
+                $this->varTagRemover->removeVarTag($property);
+                return new Identifier('float');
             }
         }