diff --git a/module/project/model.php b/module/project/model.php
index 9e18c25efa..287238689b 100644
--- a/module/project/model.php
+++ b/module/project/model.php
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ class projectModel extends model
             ->setIF($this->post->begin == '0000-00-00', 'begin', '')
             ->setIF($this->post->end   == '0000-00-00', 'end', '')
             ->setIF($this->post->future, 'budget', 0)
-            ->setIF($this->post->budget != 0, 'budget', round($this->post->budget, 2))
+            ->setIF($this->post->budget != 0, 'budget', round((float)$this->post->budget, 2))
             ->setIF(!isset($_POST['whitelist']), 'whitelist', '')
             ->join('whitelist', ',')
             ->stripTags($this->config->project->editor->edit['id'], $this->config->allowedTags)