Fix cast

[trask]

Resolves #7571

I did add a test, but it didn't really seem worth keeping, let me know if you want it.

I did ask Copilot if there were any other similar issues in the repo, and FWIW it came back with:

The repository appears to be well-designed with respect to casting practices. The issue #7571 was an isolated incident where one method was inconsistent with the established pattern.

[codecov]

Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 89.99%. Comparing base (20f0a3a) to head (d71ee62).
⚠️ Report is 2 commits behind head on main.

Additional details and impacted files

@@ Coverage Diff @@ ## main #7597 +/- ## ============================================ - Coverage 90.01% 89.99% -0.02%  + Complexity 7081 7080 -1  ============================================ Files 803 803 Lines 21419 21419 Branches 2086 2086 ============================================ - Hits 19280 19277 -3  - Misses 1477 1479 +2  - Partials 662 663 +1 

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