diff --git a/daemon/core/api/tlv/corehandlers.py b/daemon/core/api/tlv/corehandlers.py
index 7096c099..1264af84 100644
--- a/daemon/core/api/tlv/corehandlers.py
+++ b/daemon/core/api/tlv/corehandlers.py
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ class CoreHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
                 parsed_config = ConfigShim.str_to_dict(values_str)
 
             self.session.mobility.set_model_config(node_id, object_name, parsed_config)
-            if self.session.state == EventTypes.RUNTIME_STATE.value:
+            if self.session.state == EventTypes.RUNTIME_STATE.value and parsed_config:
                 try:
                     node = self.session.get_node(node_id)
                     if object_name == BasicRangeModel.name:
diff --git a/daemon/core/location/mobility.py b/daemon/core/location/mobility.py
index f6ce60ca..aaaf45d2 100644
--- a/daemon/core/location/mobility.py
+++ b/daemon/core/location/mobility.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class BasicRangeModel(WirelessModel):
         self.delay = int(config["delay"])
         if self.delay == 0:
             self.delay = None
-        self.loss = int(config["error"])
+        self.loss = int(float(config["error"]))
         if self.loss == 0:
             self.loss = None
         self.jitter = int(config["jitter"])