diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e6f829d91..d5a4915c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ at anytime.
   *
 
 ### Fixed
-  *
+  * Fixed incorrect formatting of "amount" fields
   *
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
index 799ccdc53..c5a0d79bd 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class SqliteStorage(MetaDataStorage):
                                    "                        last_modified)"
                                    "VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
                                    (claim_sequence, claim_id, claim_address, height, amount,
-                                   supports, serialized, channel_name, signature_is_valid, now))
+                                    supports, serialized, channel_name, signature_is_valid, now))
         defer.returnValue(None)
 
     @rerun_if_locked
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class SqliteStorage(MetaDataStorage):
 
         if certificate_id:
             certificate_result = yield self.db.runQuery("SELECT row_id FROM claim_cache "
-                                        "WHERE claim_id=?", (certificate_id, ))
+                                                        "WHERE claim_id=?", (certificate_id, ))
         if certificate_id is not None and certificate_result is None:
             log.warning("Certificate is not in cache")
         elif certificate_result:
diff --git a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
index 7b1d0b964..6ff72b6bc 100644
--- a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -1338,8 +1338,7 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
             claim_results = yield self.session.wallet.get_claim_by_outpoint(outpoint)
         else:
             raise Exception("Must specify either txid/nout, or claim_id")
-        result = format_json_out_amount_as_float(claim_results)
-        response = yield self._render_response(result)
+        response = yield self._render_response(claim_results)
         defer.returnValue(response)
 
     @AuthJSONRPCServer.auth_required
@@ -1961,7 +1960,6 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
         """
 
         d = self.session.wallet.get_name_claims()
-        d.addCallback(format_json_out_amount_as_float)
         d.addCallback(lambda claims: self._render_response(claims))
         return d
 
@@ -2614,19 +2612,3 @@ def get_blob_payment_rate_manager(session, payment_rate_manager=None):
             payment_rate_manager = rate_managers[payment_rate_manager]
             log.info("Downloading blob with rate manager: %s", payment_rate_manager)
     return payment_rate_manager or session.payment_rate_manager
-
-
-# lbryum returns json loadeable object with amounts as decimal encoded string,
-# convert them into floats for the daemon
-# TODO: daemon should also use decimal encoded string
-def format_json_out_amount_as_float(obj):
-    if isinstance(obj, dict):
-        for k, v in obj.iteritems():
-            if k == 'amount' or k == 'effective_amount':
-                obj[k] = float(obj[k])
-            if isinstance(v, (dict, list)):
-                obj[k] = format_json_out_amount_as_float(v)
-
-    elif isinstance(obj, list):
-        obj = [format_json_out_amount_as_float(o) for o in obj]
-    return obj