diff --git a/function/rbe/package.json b/function/rbe/package.json
index 82993da4..e9a86991 100644
--- a/function/rbe/package.json
+++ b/function/rbe/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-rbe",
-    "version"       : "0.0.6",
+    "version"       : "0.0.7",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node that provides report-by-exception (RBE) and deadband capability.",
     "dependencies"  : {
     },
diff --git a/function/rbe/rbe.js b/function/rbe/rbe.js
index ea7526da..456df05c 100644
--- a/function/rbe/rbe.js
+++ b/function/rbe/rbe.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     function RbeNode(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         this.func = n.func || "rbe";
-        this.gap = n.gap || 0;
+        this.gap = n.gap || "0";
         this.pc = false;
         if (this.gap.substr(-1) === "%") {
             this.pc = true;
diff --git a/test/function/rbe/rbe_spec.js b/test/function/rbe/rbe_spec.js
index 9a885b52..e5815f94 100644
--- a/test/function/rbe/rbe_spec.js
+++ b/test/function/rbe/rbe_spec.js
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ describe('rbe node', function() {
             var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
             n1.should.have.property("name", "rbe1");
             n1.should.have.property("func", "rbe");
-            n1.should.have.property("gap", 0);
+            n1.should.have.property("gap", "0");
             done();
         });
     });
 
     it('should only send output if payload changes', function(done) {
-        var flow = [{"id":"n1", "type":"rbe", func:"rbe", gap:0, wires:[["n2"]] },
+        var flow = [{"id":"n1", "type":"rbe", func:"rbe", gap:"0", wires:[["n2"]] },
             {id:"n2", type:"helper"} ];
         helper.load(testNode, flow, function() {
             var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('rbe node', function() {
     });
 
     it('should only send output if more than x away from original value', function(done) {
-        var flow = [{"id":"n1", "type":"rbe", func:"gap", gap:10, wires:[["n2"]] },
+        var flow = [{"id":"n1", "type":"rbe", func:"gap", gap:"10", wires:[["n2"]] },
             {id:"n2", type:"helper"} ];
         helper.load(testNode, flow, function() {
             var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
@@ -100,8 +100,37 @@ describe('rbe node', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    it('should only send output if more than x% away from original value', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{"id":"n1", "type":"rbe", func:"gap", gap:"10%", wires:[["n2"]] },
+            {id:"n2", type:"helper"} ];
+        helper.load(testNode, flow, function() {
+            var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+            var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+            var c = 0;
+            n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                if (c === 0) {
+                    msg.should.have.a.property("payload", 100);
+                }
+                else if (c === 1) {
+                    msg.should.have.a.property("payload", 120);
+                }
+                else {
+                    msg.should.have.a.property("payload", 132);
+                    done();
+                }
+                c += 1;
+            });
+            n1.emit("input", {payload:100});
+            n1.emit("input", {payload:95});
+            n1.emit("input", {payload:105});
+            n1.emit("input", {payload:120});
+            n1.emit("input", {payload:130});
+            n1.emit("input", {payload:132});
+        });
+    });
+
     it('should warn if no number found in gap mode', function(done) {
-        var flow = [{"id":"n1", "type":"rbe", func:"gap", gap:10, wires:[["n2"]] },
+        var flow = [{"id":"n1", "type":"rbe", func:"gap", gap:"10", wires:[["n2"]] },
             {id:"n2", type:"helper"} ];
         helper.load(testNode, flow, function() {
             var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");