diff --git a/app/controllers/mezuro_ranges_controller.rb b/app/controllers/mezuro_ranges_controller.rb
index 15ad8b2..f70910e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/mezuro_ranges_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/mezuro_ranges_controller.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class MezuroRangesController < ApplicationController
   private
 
   def mezuro_range_params
+    params[:mezuro_range][:beginning] = params[:mezuro_range][:beginning].to_f.to_s if numeric?(params[:mezuro_range][:beginning]) # this is necessary for the beginning validator
     params[:mezuro_range]
   end
 
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ class MezuroRangesController < ApplicationController
     @metric_configuration_id = params[:metric_configuration_id].to_i
   end
 
+  # used on mezuro_range_params
+  def numeric?(text)
+    Float(text) != nil rescue false
+  end
 
   def set_mezuro_range
     @mezuro_range = MezuroRange.find(params[:id].to_i)
diff --git a/features/mezuro_range/deletion.feature b/features/mezuro_range/deletion.feature
index 86a3da0..f28d4f0 100644
--- a/features/mezuro_range/deletion.feature
+++ b/features/mezuro_range/deletion.feature
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Feature: Range Deletion
     And I have a sample reading within the sample reading group labeled "My Reading"
     And I have a sample range within the sample metric configuration
     And I am at the sample metric configuration page
-    When I click the Destroy Range link
+    When I click the Destroy link
     Then I should be at metric configuration sample page
     And I should see "There are no ranges yet!"
 
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ Feature: Range Deletion
     And I have a sample reading within the sample reading group labeled "My Reading"
     And I have a sample range within the sample metric configuration
     When I am at the sample metric configuration page
-    Then I should not see "Destroy Range"
+    Then I should not see "Destroy"
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