diff --git a/src/base/preferences.cpp b/src/base/preferences.cpp
index 5bfa8b7fa..2eb08eead 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/base/preferences.cpp
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ void Preferences::setTrackersList(const QString &val)
 
 qreal Preferences::getGlobalMaxRatio() const
 {
-    return value("Preferences/Bittorrent/MaxRatio", -1).toDouble();
+    return value("Preferences/Bittorrent/MaxRatio", -1).toReal();
 }
 
 void Preferences::setGlobalMaxRatio(qreal ratio)
diff --git a/src/webui/prefjson.cpp b/src/webui/prefjson.cpp
index aa37464c9..133116452 100644
--- a/src/webui/prefjson.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/prefjson.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ void prefjson::setPreferences(const QString& json)
         pref->setIgnoreSlowTorrentsForQueueing(m["dont_count_slow_torrents"].toBool());
     // Share Ratio Limiting
     if (m.contains("max_ratio_enabled"))
-        pref->setGlobalMaxRatio(m["max_ratio"].toInt());
+        pref->setGlobalMaxRatio(m["max_ratio"].toReal());
     else
         pref->setGlobalMaxRatio(-1);
     if (m.contains("max_ratio_act"))
diff --git a/src/webui/www/public/preferences_content.html b/src/webui/www/public/preferences_content.html
index 9db742fe5..cf0ea1506 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/public/preferences_content.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/public/preferences_content.html
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ loadPreferences = function() {
                     // Share Ratio Limiting
                     $('max_ratio_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.max_ratio_enabled);
                     if (pref.max_ratio_enabled)
-                        $('max_ratio_value').setProperty('value', pref.max_ratio.toInt());
+                        $('max_ratio_value').setProperty('value', pref.max_ratio);
                     else
                         $('max_ratio_value').setProperty('value', 1);
                     var max_ratio_act = pref.max_ratio_act.toInt();
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ applyPreferences = function() {
   // Share Ratio Limiting
   var max_ratio = -1;
   if($('max_ratio_checkbox').getProperty('checked')) {
-    max_ratio = $('max_ratio_value').getProperty('value').toInt();
+    max_ratio = $('max_ratio_value').getProperty('value');
     if(isNaN(max_ratio) || max_ratio < 0 || max_ratio > 9998) {
       alert("QBT_TR(Share ratio limit must be between 0 and 9998.)QBT_TR");
       return;