Error: maxDistance should be a Number

I am trying to write an aggregation query using $lookup. This is the whole pipeline.

  db.area.aggregate([
     {
       $lookup: 
       {
         from: 'restaurant',
         let: { distance: "$distance" },
         pipeline: [
           { 
                        "$geoNear": {
                            "spherical": true,
                            "maxDistance": "$$distance",
                            "near": {
                                "type": "Point",
                                "coordinates": [
                                    77.61546419999999,
                                    12.9131813
                                ]
                            },
                            "distanceField": "data.distance",
                            "distanceMultiplier": 0.001,
                            "query":{}
                        }
                    },
           },
         ],
         as: 'records'
       }
     }
    ]) 

I am getting an error maxDistance should be a Number. Any leads on how to resolve this?

Hi @Charchit_Kapoor, I have the same problem, have you solved this already? thanks.