diff --git a/loader/src/loader/SettingNodeV3.hpp b/loader/src/loader/SettingNodeV3.hpp
index 794379b78..b79ecbd02 100644
--- a/loader/src/loader/SettingNodeV3.hpp
+++ b/loader/src/loader/SettingNodeV3.hpp
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ class NumberSettingNodeV3 : public SettingValueNodeV3<S> {
         }
 
         if (invoker != m_input) {
-            m_input->setString(numToString(this->getValue()));
+            // round to 5 decimal places to avoid floating point errors
+            m_input->setString(numToString(round(this->getValue() * 100000.0) / 100000.0));
         }
 
         auto min = this->getSetting()->getMinValue();