diff --git a/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/zone_manager.cpp b/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/zone_manager.cpp
index dd9e817b1..f55222dca 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/zone_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/server/src/entities_game_service/zone_manager.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ bool CTpSpawnZone::build(const NLLIGO::CPrimPoint * point)
 			nlwarning("<CTpSpawnZone build> : no z in CTpSpawnZone '%s'",_Name.c_str() );
 			return false;
 		}
-		Point.z = ( float ) atof( value.c_str() );
+		NLMISC::fromString(value, Point.z);
 		Point.z = float( sint32 (1000.0f* Point.z) );
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/code/ryzom/server/src/persistant_data_service/pds_database.cpp b/code/ryzom/server/src/persistant_data_service/pds_database.cpp
index 66b272d5c..84148220b 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/server/src/persistant_data_service/pds_database.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/server/src/persistant_data_service/pds_database.cpp
@@ -905,14 +905,16 @@ bool	CDatabase::set(RY_PDS::TTableIndex table, RY_PDS::TRowIndex row, RY_PDS::TC
 
 	case PDS_float:
 		{
-			float	data = (float)atof(value.c_str());
+			float data;
+			NLMISC::fromString(value, data);
 			return set(table, row, column, sizeof(data), &data);
 		}
 		break;
 
 	case PDS_double:
 		{
-			double	data = (double)atof(value.c_str());
+			double data;
+			NLMISC::fromString(value, data);
 			return set(table, row, column, sizeof(data), &data);
 		}
 		break;