diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/actions.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/actions.js
index 12ab9209..b68ea423 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/actions.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/actions.js
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ const sendSpontaneousPayment = async (to, amount, memo, feeLimit) => {
     logger.info('Will now send payment through lightning')
 
     const payment = await sendPaymentV2Invoice({
-      feeLimit: feeLimit.toString(),
+      feeLimit,
       payment_request: orderResponse.response
     })
 
diff --git a/utils/lightningServices/types.ts b/utils/lightningServices/types.ts
index 68729844..f8e77d81 100644
--- a/utils/lightningServices/types.ts
+++ b/utils/lightningServices/types.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ export interface PaymentV2 {
 
   status: 'UNKNOWN' | 'IN_FLIGHT' | 'SUCCEEDED' | 'FAILED'
 
-  fee_sat: string
+  fee_sat: number
 
-  fee_msat: string
+  fee_msat: number
 
   creation_time_ns: string
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ interface _SendPaymentV2Request {
 
   payment_request: string
 
-  fee_limit_sat: string
+  fee_limit_sat: number
 }
 
 export type SendPaymentV2Request = Partial<_SendPaymentV2Request>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export type SendPaymentV2Request = Partial<_SendPaymentV2Request>
 export interface SendPaymentKeysendParams {
   amt: string
   dest: string
-  feeLimit: string
+  feeLimit: number
   finalCltvDelta?: number
   maxParts?: number
   timeoutSeconds?: number
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export interface SendPaymentKeysendParams {
 
 export interface SendPaymentInvoiceParams {
   amt?: string
-  feeLimit: string
+  feeLimit: number
   max_parts?: number
   payment_request: string
   timeoutSeconds?: number
diff --git a/utils/lightningServices/v2.js b/utils/lightningServices/v2.js
index 68e21c36..f0b0a80b 100644
--- a/utils/lightningServices/v2.js
+++ b/utils/lightningServices/v2.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ const isValidSendPaymentKeysendParams = sendPaymentKeysendParams => {
     return false
   }
 
-  if (typeof feeLimit !== 'string') {
+  if (typeof feeLimit !== 'number') {
     return false
   }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ const isValidSendPaymentInvoiceParams = sendPaymentInvoiceParams => {
     return false
   }
 
-  if (typeof feeLimit !== 'string') {
+  if (typeof feeLimit !== 'number') {
     return false
   }