diff --git a/main/astrodatagui/AstrodataGUI.py b/main/astrodatagui/AstrodataGUI.py
index a593d7e..00e9c6f 100644
--- a/main/astrodatagui/AstrodataGUI.py
+++ b/main/astrodatagui/AstrodataGUI.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class AstrodataGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     def updateFlaredetectionWidgetBin(self):
         binEnabled = self.cbPlotBinEnable.isChecked()
         try:
-            binSize = int(self.edBinSize.text())
+            binSize = float(self.edBinSize.text())
         except:
             print(f"Invalid bin size detected: {self.edBinSize.text()}, setting None")
             binSize = None