diff --git a/eqt/ui/UISliderLEditWidget.py b/eqt/ui/UISliderLEditWidget.py
index 1f22f86..81778a0 100644
--- a/eqt/ui/UISliderLEditWidget.py
+++ b/eqt/ui/UISliderLEditWidget.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def __init__(self, minimum=0.0, maximum=1.0, step_size=1.0, scale_factor=1.0):
         self.maximum = maximum
         self.scale_factor = scale_factor
         self.step_size = step_size
+        self.tick_interval = self.step_size * self.scale_factor
 
         # Configure the QSlider
         self.slider = QSlider()
@@ -72,16 +73,16 @@ def get_slider_value(self):
         return self.slider.value()
 
     def get_line_edit_value(self):
-        return float(self.line_edit.text())
+        return self.line_edit.text()
 
     def update_slider(self):
         state = self.validator.validate(self.line_edit.text(), 0)
         if state[0] == QtGui.QDoubleValidator.Acceptable:
-            line_edit_value = self.get_line_edit_value()
+            line_edit_value = float(self.get_line_edit_value())
             self.slider.setValue(line_edit_value)
         else:
             self.line_edit.setText(str(self.minimum))
-            line_edit_value = self.get_line_edit_value()
+            line_edit_value = float(self.get_line_edit_value())
             self.slider.setValue(line_edit_value)
 
     def update_line_edit(self):
diff --git a/examples/dialog_example_uislider.py b/examples/dialog_example_uislider.py
index 4e4921b..1fd8f6a 100644
--- a/examples/dialog_example_uislider.py
+++ b/examples/dialog_example_uislider.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def openFormDialog(self):
         line_edit = QtWidgets.QLineEdit()
         max_label = QtWidgets.QLabel()
         uislider = UISliderWidget.UISliderWidget(line_edit, max_label, minimum=0.0, maximum=100.0,
-                                                 step_size=1.0)
+                                                 scale_factor=10.0)
 
         # add to the form widget
         dialog.addWidget(uislider, 'QSlider 1:', 'input_slider1')