diff --git a/i3status.c b/i3status.c
index ded5799..e99e627 100644
--- a/i3status.c
+++ b/i3status.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         cfg_opt_t load_opts[] = {
                 CFG_STR("format", "%1min %5min %15min", CFGF_NONE),
-                CFG_INT("max_threshold", 5, CFGF_NONE),
+                CFG_FLOAT("max_threshold", 5, CFGF_NONE),
                 CFG_CUSTOM_COLOR_OPTS,
                 CFG_END()
         };
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
                         CASE_SEC("load") {
                                 SEC_OPEN_MAP("load");
-                                print_load(json_gen, buffer, cfg_getstr(sec, "format"), cfg_getint(sec, "max_threshold"));
+                                print_load(json_gen, buffer, cfg_getstr(sec, "format"), cfg_getfloat(sec, "max_threshold"));
                                 SEC_CLOSE_MAP;
                         }
 
diff --git a/include/i3status.h b/include/i3status.h
index 8185d38..5d8d27b 100644
--- a/include/i3status.h
+++ b/include/i3status.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void print_run_watch(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *title, const c
 void print_cpu_temperature_info(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, int zone, const char *path, const char *format, int);
 void print_cpu_usage(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *format);
 void print_eth_info(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *interface, const char *format_up, const char *format_down);
-void print_load(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *format, const int max_threshold);
+void print_load(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *format, const float max_threshold);
 void print_volume(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *fmt, const char *device, const char *mixer, int mixer_idx);
 bool process_runs(const char *path);
 
diff --git a/src/print_load.c b/src/print_load.c
index 4e026cc..6e61ae6 100644
--- a/src/print_load.c
+++ b/src/print_load.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <yajl/yajl_gen.h>
 #include <yajl/yajl_version.h>
 
-void print_load(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *format, const int max_threshold) {
+void print_load(yajl_gen json_gen, char *buffer, const char *format, const float max_threshold) {
         char *outwalk = buffer;
         /* Get load */