diff --git a/src/interfaces/trigger_types.hpp b/src/interfaces/trigger_types.hpp
index 568756f..6721e68 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/trigger_types.hpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/trigger_types.hpp
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
     return std::string(utils::enumToString(details::convDataSeverity, v));
 }
 
-using ThresholdParam = std::tuple<std::string, std::string, uint64_t, double>;
+using ThresholdParam =
+    std::tuple<std::string, std::string, uint64_t, std::string>;
 
-using LabeledThresholdParam =
-    utils::LabeledTuple<std::tuple<std::string, Severity, uint64_t, double>,
-                        utils::tstring::UserId, utils::tstring::Severity,
-                        utils::tstring::DwellTime,
-                        utils::tstring::ThresholdValue>;
+using LabeledThresholdParam = utils::LabeledTuple<
+    std::tuple<std::string, Severity, uint64_t, std::string>,
+    utils::tstring::UserId, utils::tstring::Severity, utils::tstring::DwellTime,
+    utils::tstring::ThresholdValue>;
 } // namespace discrete
 
 namespace numeric
diff --git a/src/trigger_factory.cpp b/src/trigger_factory.cpp
index b491274..6e2ad21 100644
--- a/src/trigger_factory.cpp
+++ b/src/trigger_factory.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                 labeledThresholdParam.at_label<ts::Severity>();
             std::chrono::milliseconds dwellTime = std::chrono::milliseconds(
                 labeledThresholdParam.at_label<ts::DwellTime>());
-            double thresholdValue =
+            std::string thresholdValue =
                 labeledThresholdParam.at_label<ts::ThresholdValue>();
 
             if (logToJournal)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
             thresholds.emplace_back(std::make_shared<DiscreteThreshold>(
                 bus->get_io_context(), sensors, sensorNames, std::move(actions),
-                std::chrono::milliseconds(dwellTime), thresholdValue,
+                std::chrono::milliseconds(dwellTime), std::stod(thresholdValue),
                 thresholdName));
         }
         if (labeledDiscreteThresholdParams.empty())