diff --git a/gui/src/components/settings_modem.vue b/gui/src/components/settings_modem.vue
index a9e40af4..65c59809 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/settings_modem.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/settings_modem.vue
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import { startModem, stopModem } from "../js/api";
   <div class="input-group input-group-sm mb-1">
     <span class="input-group-text" style="width: 180px">Modem port</span>
     <input
-      type="text"
+      type="number"
       class="form-control"
       placeholder="modem port"
       id="modem_port"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import { startModem, stopModem } from "../js/api";
       max="65534"
       min="1025"
       @change="saveModemConfig()"
-      v-model="settings.modem_port"
+      v-model.number="settings.modem_port"
     />
   </div>
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ import { startModem, stopModem } from "../js/api";
       class="form-select form-select-sm"
       id="tx_delay"
       @change="saveModemConfig"
-      v-model="settings.tx_delay"
+      v-model.number="settings.tx_delay"
     >
       <option value="0">0</option>
       <option value="50">50</option>
@@ -140,26 +140,26 @@ import { startModem, stopModem } from "../js/api";
       class="form-select form-select-sm"
       id="tuning_range_fmin"
       @change="saveModemConfig"
-      v-model="settings.tuning_range_fmin"
+      v-model.number="settings.tuning_range_fmin"
     >
-      <option value="-50.0">-50.0</option>
-      <option value="-100.0">-100.0</option>
-      <option value="-150.0">-150.0</option>
-      <option value="-200.0">-200.0</option>
-      <option value="-250.0">-250.0</option>
+      <option value="-50">-50</option>
+      <option value="-100">-100</option>
+      <option value="-150">-150</option>
+      <option value="-200">-200</option>
+      <option value="-250">-250</option>
     </select>
     <label class="input-group-text">fmax</label>
     <select
       class="form-select form-select-sm"
       id="tuning_range_fmax"
       @change="saveModemConfig"
-      v-model="settings.tuning_range_fmax"
+      v-model.number="settings.tuning_range_fmax"
     >
-      <option value="50.0">50.0</option>
-      <option value="100.0">100.0</option>
-      <option value="150.0">150.0</option>
-      <option value="200.0">200.0</option>
-      <option value="250.0">250.0</option>
+      <option value="50">50</option>
+      <option value="100">100</option>
+      <option value="150">150</option>
+      <option value="200">200</option>
+      <option value="250">250</option>
     </select>
   </div>
   <div class="input-group input-group-sm mb-1">
diff --git a/gui/src/components/settings_station.vue b/gui/src/components/settings_station.vue
index 8a865702..958e8858 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/settings_station.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/settings_station.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
       class="form-select form-select-sm w-50"
       id="myCallSSID"
       @change="saveModemConfig"
-      v-model="settings.myssid"
+      v-model.number="settings.myssid"
     >
       <option selected value="0">0</option>
       <option value="1">1</option>
diff --git a/gui/src/store/settingsStore.js b/gui/src/store/settingsStore.js
index c2c948c0..216307e0 100644
--- a/gui/src/store/settingsStore.js
+++ b/gui/src/store/settingsStore.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { ref } from "vue";
 
 export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settingsStore", () => {
   // audio
-  var output_device = ref();
-  var input_device = ref();
-  var tx_audio_level = ref();
-  var rx_audio_level = ref();
+  var output_device = ref("");
+  var input_device = ref("");
+  var tx_audio_level = ref(0);
+  var rx_audio_level = ref(0);
 
   // network
   var modem_host = ref("127.0.0.1");
@@ -60,23 +60,23 @@ export const useSettingsStore = defineStore("settingsStore", () => {
 
   //modem
   var spectrum = ref("waterfall");
-  var enable_scatter = ref("False");
-  var enable_fft = ref("False");
-  var enable_fsk = ref("False");
-  var low_bandwidth_mode = ref("False");
+  var enable_scatter = ref(false);
+  var enable_fft = ref(false);
+  var enable_fsk = ref(false);
+  var low_bandwidth_mode = ref(false);
   var update_channel = ref("latest");
   var beacon_interval = ref(300);
   var received_files_folder = ref("None");
-  var tuning_range_fmin = ref(-50.0);
-  var tuning_range_fmax = ref(50.0);
-  var respond_to_cq = ref("True");
+  var tuning_range_fmin = ref(-50);
+  var tuning_range_fmax = ref(50);
+  var respond_to_cq = ref(true);
   var rx_buffer_size = ref(16);
-  var enable_explorer = ref("False");
-  var explorer_stats = ref("False");
-  var auto_tune = ref("False");
-  var enable_is_writing = ref("True");
+  var enable_explorer = ref(false);
+  var explorer_stats = ref(false);
+  var auto_tune = ref(false);
+  var enable_is_writing = ref(true);
   var tx_delay = ref(0);
-  var enable_mesh_features = ref("False");
+  var enable_mesh_features = ref(false);
   var serial_devices = ref();
 
   function getSerialDevices() {