diff --git a/src/collective/solr/exportimport.py b/src/collective/solr/exportimport.py
index 8aa4b09..2c2e707 100644
--- a/src/collective/solr/exportimport.py
+++ b/src/collective/solr/exportimport.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class SolrConfigXMLAdapter(XMLAdapterBase):
                         value.append(elem.getAttribute('name'))
                     self.context.field_list = tuple(map(str, value))
                 elif child.nodeName == 'levenshtein_distance':
-                    value = int(str(child.getAttribute('value')))
+                    value = float(str(child.getAttribute('value')))
                     self.context.levenshtein_distance = value
 
     def _createNode(self, name, value):
diff --git a/src/collective/solr/profiles/default/solr.xml b/src/collective/solr/profiles/default/solr.xml
index 6c1abd1..a0dfc66 100644
--- a/src/collective/solr/profiles/default/solr.xml
+++ b/src/collective/solr/profiles/default/solr.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
         value="]" />
     <highlight_fragsize
         value="100" />
-    <levenshtein_distance value="0" />
+    <levenshtein_distance value="0.0" />
   </settings>
 </object>