diff --git a/client/application.js b/client/application.js
index 5a2ee8a..37fd0fd 100644
--- a/client/application.js
+++ b/client/application.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         var params = {
             keywords:    $('#keywords').val(),
             searchRange: { min: -1.0, max: 1.0 },
-            minScore:    parseInt($('#minScore').val()),
+            minScore:    parseFloat($('#minScore').val()),
             hintSteps:   parseInt($('#hintSteps').val()),
             maxResults:  parseInt($('#maxResults').val())
         };
diff --git a/client/index.html b/client/index.html
index 0076e6b..97a7cbc 100644
--- a/client/index.html
+++ b/client/index.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                     <div class="form-group">
                         <label for="minScore" class="col-md-2 control-label">Minimum score</label>
                         <div class="col-md-10">
-                            <input type="text" class="form-control" value="1.0" id="minScore" name="minScore">
+                            <input class="form-control" type="number" step="any" value="1.0" id="minScore" name="minScore">
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">