diff --git a/check_http_json.py b/check_http_json.py
index 2db2fd1..7bc4daf 100755
--- a/check_http_json.py
+++ b/check_http_json.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import httplib, urllib, urllib2
 import json
 import argparse
 from pprint import pprint
+from urllib2 import HTTPError
+from urllib2 import URLError
 
 
 class NagiosHelper:
@@ -44,8 +46,8 @@ class JsonHelper:
 		self.data = json_data
 
 	def equals(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and str(self.get(key)) == value
-	def lte(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and str(self.get(key)) <= value
-	def gte(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and str(self.get(key)) >= value
+	def lte(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) <= float(value)
+	def gte(self, key, value): return self.exists(key) and float(self.get(key)) >= float(value)
 	def exists(self, key): return (self.get(key) != (None, 'not_found'))
 	def get(self, key, temp_data=''):
 		"""Can navigate nested json keys with a dot format (Element.Key.NestedKey). Returns (None, 'not_found') if not found"""
@@ -205,4 +207,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
 	# Print Nagios specific string and exit appropriately
 	print nagios.getMessage()
-	exit(nagios.code)
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+	exit(nagios.code)