diff --git a/app/Utils/Number.php b/app/Utils/Number.php
index 2a284d6279..8e956a7bf6 100644
--- a/app/Utils/Number.php
+++ b/app/Utils/Number.php
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ class Number
         // convert "," to "."
         $s = str_replace(',', '.', $value);
 
-        if($value < 1)
-            return (float)$s;
-
         // remove everything except numbers and dot "."
         $s = preg_replace("/[^0-9\.]/", '', $s);
 
+        if($s < 1)
+            return (float)$s;
+
         // remove all seperators from first part and keep the end
         $s = str_replace('.', '', substr($s, 0, -3)).substr($s, -3);