diff --git a/module/program/js/edit.js b/module/program/js/edit.js
index bf521c767a..6301615908 100644
--- a/module/program/js/edit.js
+++ b/module/program/js/edit.js
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ $(function()
             alert(exRateNotEmpty);
             return false;
         }
+        else if(isNaN(exchangeRate))
+        {
+            alert(exRateNum);
+            return false;
+        }
         else if(exchangeRate < 0)
         {
             alert(exRateNotNegative);
diff --git a/module/program/view/edit.html.php b/module/program/view/edit.html.php
index f727f032a4..85faf2c1ab 100644
--- a/module/program/view/edit.html.php
+++ b/module/program/view/edit.html.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 <?php js::set('budgetUnitList', $budgetUnitList);?>
 <?php js::set('oldBudgetUnit', $program->budgetUnit);?>
 <?php js::set('exRateNotEmpty', sprintf($lang->error->notempty, $lang->program->exchangeRate));?>
+<?php js::set('exRateNum', sprintf($lang->error->float, $lang->program->exchangeRate));?>
 <?php js::set('exRateNotNegative', $lang->program->exRateNotNegative);?>
 <?php $aclList = $program->parent ? $lang->program->subAclList : $lang->program->aclList;?>
 <?php $requiredFields = $config->program->edit->requiredFields;?>
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@
             </tr>
             <tr>
               <th><?php echo '1' . zget($budgetUnitList, $program->budgetUnit);?></th>
-              <td><div class='input-group'><span class='input-group-addon'><?php echo "=";?></span><?php echo html::number('rate', '', "class='form-control' required");?> <span class='input-group-addon' id='currentUnit'></span></div></td>
+              <td><div class='input-group'><span class='input-group-addon'><?php echo "=";?></span><?php echo html::input('rate', '', "class='form-control' required");?> <span class='input-group-addon' id='currentUnit'></span></div></td>
               <td></td>
             </tr>
             <tr>