diff --git a/openevsehttp/__init__.py b/openevsehttp/__init__.py
index 0775a14..a24cb9d 100644
--- a/openevsehttp/__init__.py
+++ b/openevsehttp/__init__.py
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ async def set_current(self, amps: int = 6) -> None:
         """Set the soft current limit."""
         #   3.x - 4.1.0: use RAPI commands $SC <amps>
         #   4.1.2: use HTTP API call
-
+        amps = int(amps)
         cutoff = AwesomeVersion("4.1.2")
         current = AwesomeVersion(self._config["version"])
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eae9ca8..9d03380 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 PROJECT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 README_FILE = PROJECT_DIR / "README.md"
-VERSION = "0.1.17"
+VERSION = "0.1.18"
 
 setup(
     name="python-openevse-http",