diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 and this project adheres to the
 [Haskell Package Versioning Policy](https://pvp.haskell.org/).
 
+## 0.4.0.4 - 2023-09-11
+
+- Relax constraints on values to avoid runtime errors.
+
 ## 0.4.0.3 - 2023-09-11
 
 - Show invalid value and key.
diff --git a/src/System/Metrics/StatsD/Internal.hs b/src/System/Metrics/StatsD/Internal.hs
--- a/src/System/Metrics/StatsD/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/System/Metrics/StatsD/Internal.hs
@@ -206,13 +206,6 @@
   where
     valid c = elem c ("._-" :: [Char]) || isAscii c && isAlphaNum c
 
-validateValue :: Value -> Bool
-validateValue (Counter c) = c > 0
-validateValue (Gauge g False) = g > 0
-validateValue (Gauge _ True) = True
-validateValue (Timing t) = t > 0
-validateValue (Set e) = validateKey e
-
 addReading :: Value -> ByteString -> Metrics -> Metrics
 addReading reading = HashMap.adjust adjust
   where
@@ -240,16 +233,6 @@
 processSample ::
   (MonadIO m) => Stats -> Int -> ByteString -> Value -> m ()
 processSample stats sampling key val = do
-  when (0 > sampling) $
-    throwIO $
-      userError "StatsD sampling rate must not be negative"
-  unless (validateValue val) $
-    throwIO $
-      userError $
-        "StatsD value is not valid for key \""
-          <> C.unpack key
-          <> "\": "
-          <> show val
   idx <- atomically $ newReading stats key val
   when stats.params.samples $
     submit stats $
diff --git a/statsd-rupp.cabal b/statsd-rupp.cabal
--- a/statsd-rupp.cabal
+++ b/statsd-rupp.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           statsd-rupp
-version:        0.4.0.3
+version:        0.4.0.4
 synopsis:       Simple StatsD Client
 description:    Please see the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/jprupp/statsd-rupp#readme>
 category:       System