diff --git a/plugins/Last.fm/src/Settings.tsx b/plugins/Last.fm/src/Settings.tsx
index 4bbeed2..a0126e0 100644
--- a/plugins/Last.fm/src/Settings.tsx
+++ b/plugins/Last.fm/src/Settings.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default function Settings() {
             <FormDivider />
             <FormInput
                 value={settings.timeInterval}
-                onChangeText={(value: string) => settings.timeInterval = Number(value)}
+                onChangeText={(value: string) => settings.timeInterval = value}
                 title="Update interval (in seconds)"
                 placeholder={Constants.DEFAULT_TIME_INTERVAL.toString()}
                 keyboardType="numeric"
diff --git a/plugins/Last.fm/src/utils.ts b/plugins/Last.fm/src/utils.ts
index e65698c..e16102f 100644
--- a/plugins/Last.fm/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/Last.fm/src/utils.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,6 @@ export async function initialize() {
                     flush();
                 }
             }),
-        (currentSettings.timeInterval || Constants.DEFAULT_TIME_INTERVAL) * 1000
+        (Number(currentSettings.timeInterval) || Constants.DEFAULT_TIME_INTERVAL) * 1000
     );
 }
diff --git a/plugins/defs.d.ts b/plugins/defs.d.ts
index e855bca..1587215 100644
--- a/plugins/defs.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/defs.d.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type LFMSettings = {
     appName: string;
     username: string;
     showTimestamp: boolean;
-    timeInterval: number;
+    timeInterval: number | string;
     listeningTo: boolean;
     ignoreSpotify: boolean;
     verboseLogging: boolean;