diff --git a/function/rbe/package.json b/function/rbe/package.json
index ea94fc17..dbf83596 100644
--- a/function/rbe/package.json
+++ b/function/rbe/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-rbe",
-    "version"       : "0.1.0",
+    "version"       : "0.1.1",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node that provides report-by-exception (RBE) and deadband capability.",
     "dependencies"  : {
     },
diff --git a/function/rbe/rbe.html b/function/rbe/rbe.html
index 71e191ad..abf2e83d 100644
--- a/function/rbe/rbe.html
+++ b/function/rbe/rbe.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         defaults: {
             name: {value:""},
             func: {value:"rbe"},
-            gap: {value:"",validate:RED.validators.regex(/^(\d*|)(%|)$/)}
+            gap: {value:"",validate:RED.validators.regex(/^(\d*[.]*\d*|)(%|)$/)}
         },
         inputs:1,
         outputs:1,