diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/mod.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/mod.rs
index 7fe44a75b0..209acf594c 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_polars/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/mod.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ impl NuDataFrame {
 
         for value in iter {
             match value {
-                Value::Custom { .. } => return Self::try_from_value(plugin, &value),
+                Value::Custom { .. } => {
+                    return Self::try_from_value_coerce(plugin, &value, value.span());
+                }
                 Value::List { vals, .. } => {
                     let record = vals
                         .into_iter()