diff --git a/pages/create-item.js b/pages/create-item.js
index 2b5fc7e4..de1c21ff 100644
--- a/pages/create-item.js
+++ b/pages/create-item.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export default function Home() {
     let value = event.args[2]
     let tokenId = value.toNumber()
 
-    const price = ethers.utils.parseUnits(formInput.price.toString(), 'ether')
+    const price = ethers.utils.parseUnits(formInput.price, 'ether')
   
     /* then list the item for sale on the marketplace */
     contract = new ethers.Contract(nftmarketaddress, Market.abi, signer)