diff --git a/server/bin/control_game b/server/bin/control_game
index a282107..fd117f1 100755
--- a/server/bin/control_game
+++ b/server/bin/control_game
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ else:
         game.step_mode = db.StepMode(args.set_step_mode)
         ses.commit()
     if args.set_step_s:
-        game.step_every_s = db.StepMode(args.set_step_s)
+        game.step_every_s = args.set_step_s
         ses.commit()
     if args.restore:
         lib.game_restore_broken(args.game_id)