diff --git a/api/src/setting/repositories/setting.repository.ts b/api/src/setting/repositories/setting.repository.ts
index 24c1c1b8..81d74ca8 100644
--- a/api/src/setting/repositories/setting.repository.ts
+++ b/api/src/setting/repositories/setting.repository.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class SettingRepository extends BaseRepository<Setting> {
     } else if (type === SettingType.secret && typeof value !== 'string') {
       throw new Error('Setting Model (secret) : Value must be a string');
     } else if (type === SettingType.select && typeof value !== 'string') {
-      throw new Error('Setting Model (select): Value must be a string array!');
+      throw new Error('Setting Model (select): Value must be a string!');
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingInput.tsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingInput.tsx
index d20136a3..f09ef9be 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingInput.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/SettingInput.tsx
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const SettingInput: React.FC<RenderSettingInputProps> = ({
           label={label}
           helperText={helperText}
           {...field}
+          onChange={(e) => field.onChange(Number(e.target.value))}
           disabled={isDisabled(setting)}
         />
       );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/index.tsx
index da97de13..ece950b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/index.tsx
@@ -133,14 +133,8 @@ export const Settings = () => {
   useEffect(() => {
     const subscription = watch((values, { name }) => {
       const [group, label] = (name as string).split(".");
-      const currentSettingValue = values[group][label] as any;
-      // if setting value is Number but typed string convert it to number
-      const settingValue =
-        typeof values[group][label] === "string" && isNaN(currentSettingValue)
-          ? values[group][label]
-          : Number(values[group][label]);
 
-      debouncedUpdate(group, label, settingValue);
+      debouncedUpdate(group, label, values[group][label]);
     });
 
     return () => {