diff --git a/packages/modules/devices/tasmota/tasmota/bat.py b/packages/modules/devices/tasmota/tasmota/bat.py
index d38f1a4090..d399f8d81f 100644
--- a/packages/modules/devices/tasmota/tasmota/bat.py
+++ b/packages/modules/devices/tasmota/tasmota/bat.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def update(self):
             currents = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
 
             power = float(response['StatusSNS']['ENERGY']['Power'])
-            currents[self.__phase-1] = (response['StatusSNS']['ENERGY']['Current']), 0.0, 0.0
+            currents[self.__phase-1] = float(response['StatusSNS']['ENERGY']['Current']), 0.0, 0.0
             imported = float(response['StatusSNS']['ENERGY']['Total']*1000)
             _, exported = self.sim_counter.sim_count(power)
 
diff --git a/packages/modules/devices/tasmota/tasmota/inverter.py b/packages/modules/devices/tasmota/tasmota/inverter.py
index c610831c28..ec593d0506 100644
--- a/packages/modules/devices/tasmota/tasmota/inverter.py
+++ b/packages/modules/devices/tasmota/tasmota/inverter.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def update(self):
             currents = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
 
             power = float(response['StatusSNS']['ENERGY']['Power']) * -1
-            currents[self.__phase-1] = (response['StatusSNS']['ENERGY']['Current']), 0.0, 0.0
+            currents[self.__phase-1] = float(response['StatusSNS']['ENERGY']['Current']), 0.0, 0.0
             _, exported = self.sim_counter.sim_count(power)
 
             inverter_state = InverterState(