diff --git a/packages/components/nodes/chatmodels/ChatOpenAI/ChatOpenAI.ts b/packages/components/nodes/chatmodels/ChatOpenAI/ChatOpenAI.ts
index 26f54db8..955563ff 100644
--- a/packages/components/nodes/chatmodels/ChatOpenAI/ChatOpenAI.ts
+++ b/packages/components/nodes/chatmodels/ChatOpenAI/ChatOpenAI.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class ChatOpenAI_ChatModels implements INode {
         const basePath = nodeData.inputs?.basepath as string
 
         const obj: Partial<OpenAIChatInput> & { openAIApiKey?: string } = {
-            temperature: parseInt(temperature, 10),
+            temperature: parseFloat(temperature),
             modelName,
             openAIApiKey,
             streaming: streaming ?? true