diff --git a/junitparser/__init__.py b/junitparser/__init__.py
index 6280143..b628c4d 100644
--- a/junitparser/__init__.py
+++ b/junitparser/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from .junitparser import (JUnitXmlError, Attr, Element, JUnitXml, TestSuite, 
-	Property, Skipped, Failure, Error, TestCase, Properties)
+	Property, Skipped, Failure, Error, TestCase, Properties, IntAttr, FloatAttr)
 
-__version__ = "1.2.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = "1.2.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/junitparser/junitparser.py b/junitparser/junitparser.py
index be1d4e7..ca1c770 100644
--- a/junitparser/junitparser.py
+++ b/junitparser/junitparser.py
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ class IntAttr(Attr):
     "Integer attributes"
     def __get__(self, instance, cls):
         result = super(IntAttr, self).__get__(instance, cls)
-        if result is None:
+        if result is None and \
+            (isinstance(instance, JUnitXml) or 
+            isinstance(instance, TestSuite)):
             instance.update_statistics()
             result = super(IntAttr, self).__get__(instance, cls)
         return int(result) if result else None
@@ -86,7 +88,9 @@ class FloatAttr(Attr):
     "Float attributes."
     def __get__(self, instance, cls):
         result = super(FloatAttr, self).__get__(instance, cls)
-        if result is None:
+        if result is None and \
+            (isinstance(instance, JUnitXml) or 
+            isinstance(instance, TestSuite)):
             instance.update_statistics()
             result = super(FloatAttr, self).__get__(instance, cls)
         return float(result) if result else None
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index c08c758..1e6cabb 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import unittest
 from copy import deepcopy
 from junitparser import (TestCase, TestSuite, Skipped, Failure, Error, Attr,
-                         JUnitXmlError, JUnitXml, Property, Properties)
+                         JUnitXmlError, JUnitXml, Property, Properties, IntAttr,
+                         FloatAttr)
 from xml.etree import ElementTree as etree
 from io import open
 try:
@@ -627,5 +628,20 @@ def test_properties_ne2(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(props1, props2)
 
 
+class Test_Attrs(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_attr(self):
+        TestCase.text = Attr("text")
+        TestCase.int = IntAttr("int")
+        TestCase.float = FloatAttr("float")
+        element = TestCase("foo")
+        element.text = "foo"
+        element.int = 10
+        element.float = 8.5
+        self.assertEqual(element.text, "foo")
+        self.assertEqual(element.int, 10)
+        self.assertEqual(element.float, 8.5)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()