diff --git a/cli/configure.js b/cli/configure.js
index 0d59cbbd..c50b81fa 100644
--- a/cli/configure.js
+++ b/cli/configure.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ inquirer
         method: 'channel_new',
         params: {
           channel_name: thumbnailChannelDefault,
-          amount      : 0.1,
+          amount      : '0.1',
         },
       })
       .then(response => {
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/createPublishParams.js b/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/createPublishParams.js
index facdc32f..a278bbee 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/createPublishParams.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/createPublishParams.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const createPublishParams = (filePath, name, title, description, license, nsfw,
   const publishParams = {
     name,
     file_path: filePath,
-    bid      : 0.01,
+    bid      : '0.01',
     metadata : {
       description,
       title,
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/createThumbnailPublishParams.js b/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/createThumbnailPublishParams.js
index 1032c9a3..668bd07c 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/createThumbnailPublishParams.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/createThumbnailPublishParams.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const createThumbnailPublishParams = (thumbnailFilePath, claimName, license, nsf
   return {
     name     : `${claimName}-thumb`,
     file_path: thumbnailFilePath,
-    bid      : 0.01,
+    bid      : '0.01',
     metadata : {
       title      : `${claimName} thumbnail`,
       description: `a thumbnail for ${claimName}`,
diff --git a/server/lbrynet/index.js b/server/lbrynet/index.js
index 4ff64521..655909fa 100644
--- a/server/lbrynet/index.js
+++ b/server/lbrynet/index.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ module.exports = {
           method: 'channel_new',
           params: {
             channel_name: name,
-            amount      : 0.1,
+            amount      : '0.1',
           },
         })
         .then(response => {