diff --git a/eqt/ui/UIFormWidget.py b/eqt/ui/UIFormWidget.py
index 2fdcd98..e8b1cb3 100644
--- a/eqt/ui/UIFormWidget.py
+++ b/eqt/ui/UIFormWidget.py
@@ -326,9 +326,7 @@ def getWidgetState(self, widget, role=None):
             widget_state['value'] = widget.isChecked()
         elif isinstance(widget, QtWidgets.QComboBox):
             widget_state['value'] = widget.currentIndex()
-        elif isinstance(widget, UISliderWidget) or isinstance(widget, UISliderLEditWidget):
-            widget_state['value'] = widget.getValue()
-        elif isinstance(widget, QtWidgets.QSlider):
+        elif isinstance(widget, UISliderWidget) or isinstance(widget, QtWidgets.QSlider):
             widget_state['value'] = widget.value()
         elif isinstance(widget, (QtWidgets.QDoubleSpinBox, QtWidgets.QSpinBox)):
             widget_state['value'] = widget.value()
@@ -338,6 +336,9 @@ def getWidgetState(self, widget, role=None):
             widget_state['value'] = widget.isChecked()
         elif isinstance(widget, (QtWidgets.QTextEdit, QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit)):
             widget_state['value'] = widget.toPlainText()
+        elif isinstance(widget, UISliderLEditWidget) or isinstance(widget, QtWidgets.QWidget):
+            widget_state['value'] = widget.getValue()
+            # isinstance(QWidget) must be last due to other QtWidgets inheriting from it
         widget_state['enabled'] = widget.isEnabled()
         widget_state['visible'] = widget.isVisible()
         widget_state['widget_row'] = self.getWidgetRow(name, role)
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ def applyWidgetState(self, name, state, role=None):
                     widget.setChecked(value)
                 elif isinstance(widget, QtWidgets.QComboBox):
                     widget.setCurrentIndex(value)
-                elif isinstance(widget, (UISliderWidget, UISliderLEditWidget, QtWidgets.QSlider)):
+                elif isinstance(widget, (UISliderWidget, QtWidgets.QSlider)):
                     widget.setValue(value)
                 elif isinstance(widget, (QtWidgets.QDoubleSpinBox, QtWidgets.QSpinBox)):
                     widget.setValue(value)
@@ -423,6 +424,9 @@ def applyWidgetState(self, name, state, role=None):
                     widget.setChecked(value)
                 elif isinstance(widget, (QtWidgets.QTextEdit, QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit)):
                     widget.setPlainText(value)
+                elif isinstance(widget, (UISliderLEditWidget, QtWidgets.QWidget)):
+                    widget.setValue(value)
+                    # isinstance(QWidget) must be last due to other QtWidgets inheriting from it
 
     def applyWidgetStates(self, states):
         '''
diff --git a/eqt/ui/UISliderLEditWidget.py b/eqt/ui/UISliderLEditWidget.py
index 6ed6fb2..d5268c9 100644
--- a/eqt/ui/UISliderLEditWidget.py
+++ b/eqt/ui/UISliderLEditWidget.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class UISliderLEditWidget(QWidget):
     step_size : float
     scale_factor : float
     '''
-    def __init__(self, minimum=0.0, maximum=1.0, step_size=1.0, scale_factor=1.0,
+    def __init__(self, minimum=0.0, maximum=10.0, step_size=1.0, scale_factor=1.0,
                  tick_interval=1.0):
         QWidget.__init__(self)
 
diff --git a/eqt/ui/UISliderWidget.py b/eqt/ui/UISliderWidget.py
index d9197dd..d876a44 100644
--- a/eqt/ui/UISliderWidget.py
+++ b/eqt/ui/UISliderWidget.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class UISliderWidget(QSlider):
     step_size : float
     scale_factor : float
     '''
-    def __init__(self, line_edit, max_label, minimum=0.0, maximum=1.0, scale_factor=1.0,
+    def __init__(self, line_edit, max_label, minimum=0.0, maximum=10.0, scale_factor=1.0,
                  step_size=1.0, tick_interval=1.0):
         QSlider.__init__(self)
 
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ def __init__(self, line_edit, max_label, minimum=0.0, maximum=1.0, scale_factor=
         self.max_label.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignRight)
         self.max_label.setText(str(self.maximum))
 
-    def getValue(self):
-        return self.getLineEditValue()
-
     def getSliderValue(self):
         return self.value()
 
diff --git a/test/test__formUI_status_test.py b/test/test__formUI_status_test.py
index 5d059df..577e4cf 100644
--- a/test/test__formUI_status_test.py
+++ b/test/test__formUI_status_test.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def test_getWidgetState_returns_UISliderLEditWidget_value(self):
             self.form.getWidgetState('uiSliderLEditWidget_field')['value'], initial_slider_value)
 
         final_slider_value = 1
-        self.form.getWidget('UISliderLEditWidget').setValue(final_slider_value)
+        self.form.getWidget('uiSliderLEditWidget').setValue(final_slider_value)
 
         self.assertEqual(
             self.form.getWidgetState('uiSliderLEditWidget_field')['value'], final_slider_value)