diff --git a/conversions.go b/conversions.go
index 5854649..cef083e 100644
--- a/conversions.go
+++ b/conversions.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package bsvrates
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/mrz1836/go-whatsonchain"
 )
@@ -32,10 +31,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetConversion(ctx context.Context, currency Currency, amount fl
 		case ProviderWhatsOnChain:
 			var response *whatsonchain.ExchangeRate
 			if response, err = c.WhatsOnChain().GetExchangeRate(ctx); err == nil && response != nil {
-				var rate float64
-				if rate, err = strconv.ParseFloat(response.Rate, 64); err == nil {
-					satoshis, err = ConvertPriceToSatoshis(rate, amount)
-				}
+				satoshis, err = ConvertPriceToSatoshis(response.Rate, amount)
 			}
 		case providerLast:
 			err = fmt.Errorf("provider unknown")
diff --git a/mock_whatsonchain_test.go b/mock_whatsonchain_test.go
index ef69c79..72697d0 100644
--- a/mock_whatsonchain_test.go
+++ b/mock_whatsonchain_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package bsvrates
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mrz1836/go-whatsonchain"
 )
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ type mockWOCValid struct {
 func (m *mockWOCValid) GetExchangeRate(_ context.Context) (rate *whatsonchain.ExchangeRate, err error) {
 
 	rate = &whatsonchain.ExchangeRate{
-		Rate:     "159.01",
+		Rate:     159.01,
+		Time:     time.Now().Unix(),
 		Currency: CurrencyToName(CurrencyDollars),
 	}
 
diff --git a/rates.go b/rates.go
index 20319e6..2d8082b 100644
--- a/rates.go
+++ b/rates.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package bsvrates
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/mrz1836/go-whatsonchain"
 )
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetRate(ctx context.Context, currency Currency) (rate float64,
 		case ProviderWhatsOnChain:
 			var response *whatsonchain.ExchangeRate
 			if response, err = c.WhatsOnChain().GetExchangeRate(ctx); err == nil && response != nil {
-				rate, err = strconv.ParseFloat(response.Rate, 64)
+				rate = response.Rate
 			}
 		case providerLast:
 			err = fmt.Errorf("provider unknown")