diff --git a/app/controllers/budget_categories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/budget_categories_controller.rb
index e8cc83e6..d50b56a0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/budget_categories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/budget_categories_controller.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class BudgetCategoriesController < ApplicationController
   private
     def budget_category_params
       params.require(:budget_category).permit(:budgeted_spending).tap do |params|
-        params[:budgeted_spending] = params[:budgeted_spending].presence || 0
+        params[:budgeted_spending] = params[:budgeted_spending].to_s.delete(',').presence || 0
       end
     end