diff --git a/src/helpers/CommonCLI.cpp b/src/helpers/CommonCLI.cpp
index 93773cce..481d9ca7 100644
--- a/src/helpers/CommonCLI.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/CommonCLI.cpp
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ void CommonCLI::handleCommand(uint32_t sender_timestamp, const char* command, ch
       strcpy(tmp, &command[10]);
       const char *parts[5];
       int num = mesh::Utils::parseTextParts(tmp, parts, 5);
-      float freq  = num > 0 ? atof(parts[0]) : 0.0f;
-      float bw    = num > 1 ? atof(parts[1]) : 0.0f;
+      float freq  = num > 0 ? strtof(parts[0], nullptr) : 0.0f;
+      float bw    = num > 1 ? strtof(parts[1], nullptr) : 0.0f;
       uint8_t sf  = num > 2 ? atoi(parts[2]) : 0;
       uint8_t cr  = num > 3 ? atoi(parts[3]) : 0;
       int temp_timeout_mins  = num > 4 ? atoi(parts[4]) : 0;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void CommonCLI::handleCommand(uint32_t sender_timestamp, const char* command, ch
       } else if (memcmp(config, "radio", 5) == 0) {
         char freq[16], bw[16];
         strcpy(freq, StrHelper::ftoa(_prefs->freq));
-        strcpy(bw, StrHelper::ftoa(_prefs->bw));
+        strcpy(bw, StrHelper::ftoa3(_prefs->bw));
         sprintf(reply, "> %s,%s,%d,%d", freq, bw, (uint32_t)_prefs->sf, (uint32_t)_prefs->cr);
       } else if (memcmp(config, "rxdelay", 7) == 0) {
         sprintf(reply, "> %s", StrHelper::ftoa(_prefs->rx_delay_base));
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ void CommonCLI::handleCommand(uint32_t sender_timestamp, const char* command, ch
         strcpy(tmp, &config[6]);
         const char *parts[4];
         int num = mesh::Utils::parseTextParts(tmp, parts, 4);
-        float freq  = num > 0 ? atof(parts[0]) : 0.0f;
-        float bw    = num > 1 ? atof(parts[1]) : 0.0f;
+        float freq  = num > 0 ? strtof(parts[0], nullptr) : 0.0f;
+        float bw    = num > 1 ? strtof(parts[1], nullptr) : 0.0f;
         uint8_t sf  = num > 2 ? atoi(parts[2]) : 0;
         uint8_t cr  = num > 3 ? atoi(parts[3]) : 0;
         if (freq >= 300.0f && freq <= 2500.0f && sf >= 5 && sf <= 12 && cr >= 5 && cr <= 8 && bw >= 7.0f && bw <= 500.0f) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/TxtDataHelpers.cpp b/src/helpers/TxtDataHelpers.cpp
index 09e86c67..d327931f 100644
--- a/src/helpers/TxtDataHelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/TxtDataHelpers.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,19 @@ const char* StrHelper::ftoa(float f) {
   return tmp;
 }
 
+const char* StrHelper::ftoa3(float f) {
+  static char s[16];
+  int v = (int)(f * 1000.0f + (f >= 0 ? 0.5f : -0.5f)); // rounded ×1000
+  int w = v / 1000;                                     // whole
+  int d = abs(v % 1000);                                // decimals
+  snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%d.%03d", w, d);
+  for (int i = strlen(s) - 1; i > 0 && s[i] == '0'; i--)
+      s[i] = 0;
+  int L = strlen(s);
+  if (s[L - 1] == '.') s[L - 1] = 0;
+  return s;
+}
+
 uint32_t StrHelper::fromHex(const char* src) {
   uint32_t n = 0;
   while (*src) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/TxtDataHelpers.h b/src/helpers/TxtDataHelpers.h
index 387e09b9..6ab84d39 100644
--- a/src/helpers/TxtDataHelpers.h
+++ b/src/helpers/TxtDataHelpers.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public:
   static void strncpy(char* dest, const char* src, size_t buf_sz);
   static void strzcpy(char* dest, const char* src, size_t buf_sz);   // pads with trailing nulls
   static const char* ftoa(float f);
+  static const char* ftoa3(float f); //Converts float to string with 3 decimal places
   static bool isBlank(const char* str);
   static uint32_t fromHex(const char* src);
 };