diff --git a/meshtastic_flasher/tests/test_util.py b/meshtastic_flasher/tests/test_util.py
index 28bfcb6..ca61b49 100644
--- a/meshtastic_flasher/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/meshtastic_flasher/tests/test_util.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from meshtastic_flasher.util import (get_path, populate_tag_in_firmware_dropdown,
                                      tag_to_version, tags_to_versions, get_tags,
                                      download_if_zip_does_not_exist, unzip_if_necessary,
-                                     check_if_newer_version)
+                                     check_if_newer_version, zero_if_blank)
 
 
 def test_get_path():
@@ -185,3 +185,11 @@ def test_check_if_newer_version_when_on_alpha_and_pre_and_match(patched_requests
     with patch('meshtastic_flasher.version.__version__', '1.3alpha.5'):
         result = check_if_newer_version()
         assert result is False
+
+
+def test_zero_if_blank():
+    """Test zero_if_blank()"""
+    assert zero_if_blank("") == "0"
+    assert zero_if_blank("0") == "0"
+    assert zero_if_blank("1") == "1"
+    assert zero_if_blank("1.1") == "1.1"
diff --git a/meshtastic_flasher/util.py b/meshtastic_flasher/util.py
index 48acec7..8fe9e8e 100644
--- a/meshtastic_flasher/util.py
+++ b/meshtastic_flasher/util.py
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ def zero_if_blank(some_input):
         retval = 0
     else:
         try:
-            retval = int(some_input)
+            if '.' in some_input:
+                retval = float(some_input)
+            else:
+                retval = int(some_input)
         except:
             pass
     return f'{retval}'