diff --git a/src/integrations/misc/__tests__/read-lines.test.ts b/src/integrations/misc/__tests__/read-lines.test.ts
index 5f5997e1170..ce0bfc0de33 100644
--- a/src/integrations/misc/__tests__/read-lines.test.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/misc/__tests__/read-lines.test.ts
@@ -33,23 +33,21 @@ describe("nthline", () => {
 
 		it("should throw error for negative to_line", async () => {
 			await expect(readLines(testFile, -3)).rejects.toThrow(
-				"Invalid endLine: -3. Line numbers must be non-negative integers.",
+				"startLine (0) must be less than or equal to endLine (-3)",
 			)
 		})
 
-		it("should throw error for negative from_line", async () => {
-			await expect(readLines(testFile, 3, -1)).rejects.toThrow(
-				"Invalid startLine: -1. Line numbers must be non-negative integers.",
-			)
+		it("should handle negative from_line by clamping to 0", async () => {
+			const lines = await readLines(testFile, 3, -1)
+			expect(lines).toEqual(["Line 1", "Line 2", "Line 3", "Line 4"].join("\n"))
 		})
 
-		it("should throw error for non-integer line numbers", async () => {
-			await expect(readLines(testFile, 3, 1.5)).rejects.toThrow(
-				"Invalid startLine: 1.5. Line numbers must be non-negative integers.",
-			)
-			await expect(readLines(testFile, 3.5)).rejects.toThrow(
-				"Invalid endLine: 3.5. Line numbers must be non-negative integers.",
-			)
+		it("should floor non-integer line numbers", async () => {
+			const linesWithNonIntegerStart = await readLines(testFile, 3, 1.5)
+			expect(linesWithNonIntegerStart).toEqual(["Line 2", "Line 3", "Line 4"].join("\n"))
+
+			const linesWithNonIntegerEnd = await readLines(testFile, 3.5)
+			expect(linesWithNonIntegerEnd).toEqual(["Line 1", "Line 2", "Line 3", "Line 4"].join("\n"))
 		})
 
 		it("should throw error when from_line > to_line", async () => {
diff --git a/src/integrations/misc/read-lines.ts b/src/integrations/misc/read-lines.ts
index 173fdadbdd2..2b3780aeed8 100644
--- a/src/integrations/misc/read-lines.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/misc/read-lines.ts
@@ -24,17 +24,24 @@ const outOfRangeError = (filepath: string, n: number) => {
  */
 export function readLines(filepath: string, endLine?: number, startLine?: number): Promise<string> {
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-		// Validate input parameters
-		// Check startLine validity if provided
-		if (startLine !== undefined && (startLine < 0 || startLine % 1 !== 0)) {
-			return reject(
-				new RangeError(`Invalid startLine: ${startLine}. Line numbers must be non-negative integers.`),
-			)
+		// Reject if startLine is defined but not a number
+		if (startLine !== undefined && typeof startLine !== "number") {
+			return reject(new RangeError(`Invalid startLine: ${startLine}. Line numbers must be numbers.`))
+		}
+
+		// Force startLine to be an integer and clamp to 0 if negative
+		if (startLine !== undefined) {
+			startLine = Math.max(0, Math.floor(startLine))
+		}
+
+		// Reject if endLine is defined but not a number
+		if (endLine !== undefined && typeof endLine !== "number") {
+			return reject(new RangeError(`Invalid endLine: ${endLine}. Line numbers must be numbers.`))
 		}
 
-		// Check endLine validity if provided
-		if (endLine !== undefined && (endLine < 0 || endLine % 1 !== 0)) {
-			return reject(new RangeError(`Invalid endLine: ${endLine}. Line numbers must be non-negative integers.`))
+		// Force endLine to be an integer
+		if (endLine !== undefined) {
+			endLine = Math.floor(endLine)
 		}
 
 		const effectiveStartLine = startLine === undefined ? 0 : startLine