diff --git a/services/LocalizationService.php b/services/LocalizationService.php
index d2c43609..dbd5b417 100644
--- a/services/LocalizationService.php
+++ b/services/LocalizationService.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class LocalizationService
 	{
 		$this->CheckAndAddMissingTranslationToPot($singularForm);
 
-		return sprintf($this->Translator->ngettext($singularForm, $pluralForm, abs($number)), $number);
+		return sprintf($this->Translator->ngettext($singularForm, $pluralForm, abs(floatval($number))), $number);
 	}
 
 	public function __t($text, ...$placeholderValues)