diff --git a/js/jquery.knob.js b/js/jquery.knob.js
index 792313c..0780d99 100644
--- a/js/jquery.knob.js
+++ b/js/jquery.knob.js
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@
                         return v;
                     },
                     parse: function (v) {
+                        
+                	//if string, remove commas, so parseFloat will get the right value
+                	if (typeof v === 'string') {
+    			   v = v.replace(",", "");
+    			}
+					
                         return parseFloat(v);
                     }
                 }, this.o