diff --git a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/editors/floatEditor.ts b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/editors/floatEditor.ts
index c5e4643d1..45959b854 100644
--- a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/editors/floatEditor.ts
+++ b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/editors/floatEditor.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class FloatEditor implements Editor {
         valid: false,
         msg: errorMsg || Constants.VALIDATION_EDITOR_NUMBER_MAX.replace(/{{maxValue}}/gi, (matched) => mapValidation[matched])
       };
-    } else if ((decPlaces > 0 && !new RegExp(`^(\\d+(\\.)?(\\d){0,${decPlaces}})$`).test(elmValue))) {
+    } else if ((decPlaces > 0 && !new RegExp(`^(\\d*(\\.)?(\\d){0,${decPlaces}})$`).test(elmValue))) {
       // when decimal value is bigger than 0, we only accept the decimal values as that value set
       // for example if we set decimalPlaces to 2, we will only accept numbers between 0 and 2 decimals
       return {
diff --git a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/examples/slickgrid/example3.ts b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/examples/slickgrid/example3.ts
index fe46d8f72..b9df0d941 100644
--- a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/examples/slickgrid/example3.ts
+++ b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/examples/slickgrid/example3.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export class Example3 {
       name: 'Duration (days)',
       field: 'duration',
       filterable: true,
+      minWidth: 100,
       sortable: true,
       type: FieldType.number,
       filter: { model: Filters.slider, params: { hideSliderNumber: false } },
@@ -182,7 +183,6 @@ export class Example3 {
         params: { decimalPlaces: 2 },
       },
       */
-      minWidth: 100
     }, {
       id: 'complete',
       name: '% Complete',