diff --git a/geomagio/iaga2002/IAGA2002Parser.py b/geomagio/iaga2002/IAGA2002Parser.py
index c27bb75c416a8cdb49ce0dc32affa4add3801afe..239369945c60d7587dec47d6fb586d4c9b08e891 100644
--- a/geomagio/iaga2002/IAGA2002Parser.py
+++ b/geomagio/iaga2002/IAGA2002Parser.py
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ class IAGA2002Parser(object):
             key = 'sensor_orientation'
         elif key_upper == 'DIGITAL SAMPLING':
             key = 'sensor_sampling_rate'
-            value = 1 / float(value.replace('second', '').strip())
+            if value.find('second') != -1:
+                value = 1 / float(value.replace('second', '').strip())
+            elif value.find('Hz') != -1:
+                value = float(value.replace('Hz', '').strip())
         elif key_upper == 'DATA INTERVAL TYPE':
             key = 'data_interval_type'
         elif key_upper == 'DATA TYPE':