diff --git a/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json b/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
index df251620..737ca3f6 100644
--- a/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
+++ b/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
   "serial.writeValue": "Write a name:value pair as a line to the serial port.",
   "serial.writeValue|param|name": "name of the value stream, eg: x",
   "serial.writeValue|param|value": "to write",
-  "storage": "Provides access to persistent storage functionality.\n\r\nProvides access to persistent storage functionality.",
+  "storage": "Provides access to persistent storage functionality.\n\nProvides access to persistent storage functionality.",
   "storage.getNumber": "Reads a key value pair from the non volatile storage as a number",
   "storage.getNumber|param|key": "the key for accesing the value",
   "storage.getString": "Reads a key value pair from the non volatile storage as a string",
diff --git a/libs/core/storage.ts b/libs/core/storage.ts
index f8f298dd..417becf6 100644
--- a/libs/core/storage.ts
+++ b/libs/core/storage.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace storage {
     //% blockId=storage_put_number
     //% group="Put"
     export function putNumber(key: StorageSlots, value: number) : void {
-      let managedValue = (value * 1000) | 0;
+      let managedValue = Math.floor(value * 1000);
        putValueInt(storagesInt[key], managedValue);
     }
 
diff --git a/sim/state/storage.ts b/sim/state/storage.ts
index 5c67a83c..92c7fa97 100644
--- a/sim/state/storage.ts
+++ b/sim/state/storage.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 
 namespace pxsim.storage {
 
-    function putValue(key: string, value: string) : void {
+    export function putValue(key: string, value: string) : void {
         sessionStorage.setItem('simulatorValue_'+key, value);
     }
 
-    function putValueInt(key: string, value: number) : void {
+    export function putValueInt(key: string, value: number) : void {
         sessionStorage.setItem('simulatorValue_'+key, value+"");
     }
 
-
     export function getValue(key: string) : string {
         if(sessionStorage.getItem('simulatorValue_'+key)) {
             return sessionStorage.getItem('simulatorValue_'+key);