diff --git a/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts b/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
index 5a25a6416..2a5749ff9 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
+++ b/src/Contracts/DataModels.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ export interface AutoPilotOfferSettings {
 }
 
 export interface CreateDatabaseParams {
-  autoPilotMaxThroughput?: string;
+  autoPilotMaxThroughput?: number;
   databaseId: string;
   databaseLevelThroughput?: boolean;
   offerThroughput?: number;
diff --git a/src/Explorer/ComponentRegisterer.ts b/src/Explorer/ComponentRegisterer.ts
index d0210e4ec..c33e0f6b6 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/ComponentRegisterer.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/ComponentRegisterer.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import TerminalTab from "./Tabs/TerminalTab";
 import TriggerTab from "./Tabs/TriggerTab";
 import UserDefinedFunctionTab from "./Tabs/UserDefinedFunctionTab";
 
-
 ko.components.register("input-typeahead", new InputTypeaheadComponent());
 ko.components.register("new-vertex-form", NewVertexComponent);
 ko.components.register("error-display", new ErrorDisplayComponent());
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddDatabasePane/index.tsx b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddDatabasePane/index.tsx
index 916bef9f4..add73fac4 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/AddDatabasePane/index.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/AddDatabasePane/index.tsx
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export const AddDatabasePane: FunctionComponent<AddDatabasePaneProps> = ({
     };
 
     if (isAutoPilotSelected) {
-      createDatabaseParams.autoPilotMaxThroughput = "" + maxAutoPilotThroughputSet;
+      createDatabaseParams.autoPilotMaxThroughput = maxAutoPilotThroughputSet;
     } else {
       createDatabaseParams.offerThroughput = addDatabasePaneStartMessage.offerThroughput;
     }
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/PaneComponents.ts b/src/Explorer/Panes/PaneComponents.ts
index d71e12905..e37b1d390 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/PaneComponents.ts
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/PaneComponents.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export class PaneComponent {
   }
 }
 
-
 export class AddCollectionPaneComponent {
   constructor() {
     return {