diff --git a/lib/prefs.cpp b/lib/prefs.cpp
index 01ddbda13f..d83b59b497 100644
--- a/lib/prefs.cpp
+++ b/lib/prefs.cpp
@@ -546,11 +546,10 @@ int GLOBAL_PREFS::parse_override(
             mask.max_bytes_sec_down = true;
             continue;
         }
-        if (xp.parse_double("cpu_usage_limit", dtemp)) {
-            if (dtemp > 0 && dtemp <= 100) {
-                cpu_usage_limit = dtemp;
-                mask.cpu_usage_limit = true;
-            }
+        if (xp.parse_double("cpu_usage_limit", cpu_usage_limit)) {
+            if (cpu_usage_limit < 0) cpu_usage_limit = 0;
+            if (cpu_usage_limit > 100) cpu_usage_limit = 100;
+            mask.cpu_usage_limit = true;
             continue;
         }
         if (xp.parse_double("daily_xfer_limit_mb", dtemp)) {