diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2df6c877..d77cb519 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ KasmVNC has a built in web server and the web code is baked into KasmVNC. There
 
 ## Development
 
-The noVNC code is webpacked for performance reasons. The CI pipeline in the KasmVNC project is repsonsible for building the web code and packaging it with KasmVNC.
+The noVNC code is webpacked for performance reasons. The CI pipeline in the KasmVNC project is responsible for building the web code and packaging it with KasmVNC.
diff --git a/app/ui.js b/app/ui.js
index 7710b61c..3d674856 100644
--- a/app/ui.js
+++ b/app/ui.js
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ const UI = {
 
                 const timeSinceLastActivityInS = (Date.now() - UI.rfb.lastActiveAt) / 1000;
                 let idleDisconnectInS = 1200; //20 minute default 
-                if (Number.isFinite(UI.rfb.idleDisconnect)) {
+                if (Number.isFinite(parseFloat(UI.rfb.idleDisconnect))) {
                     idleDisconnectInS = parseFloat(UI.rfb.idleDisconnect) * 60;
                 }