diff --git a/domain-server/resources/web/settings/describe.json b/domain-server/resources/web/settings/describe.json
index 2cb558bf0c..bf1a9cc23c 100644
--- a/domain-server/resources/web/settings/describe.json
+++ b/domain-server/resources/web/settings/describe.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         "default": ""
       },
       "per-voxel-credits": {
+        "type": "double",
         "label": "Per Voxel Cost",
         "help": "Credit cost to change each voxel",
         "placeholder": "0.0",
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
         "input_addon": "₵"
       },
       "per-meter-cubed-credits": {
+        "type": "double",
         "label": "Per Meter Cubed Cost",
         "help": "Credit cost to change each cubed meter of voxel space",
         "placeholder": "0.0",
diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
index 4ec88996a6..9c741b2a3b 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ bool DomainServerSettingsManager::handleAuthenticatedHTTPRequest(HTTPConnection
     return false;
 }
 
+const QString SETTING_DESCRIPTION_TYPE_KEY = "type";
+
 void DomainServerSettingsManager::recurseJSONObjectAndOverwriteSettings(const QJsonObject& postedObject,
                                                                         QVariantMap& settingsVariant,
                                                                         QJsonObject descriptionObject) {
@@ -155,7 +157,12 @@ void DomainServerSettingsManager::recurseJSONObjectAndOverwriteSettings(const QJ
                     // this is an empty value, clear it in settings variant so the default is sent
                     settingsVariant.remove(key);
                 } else {
-                	settingsVariant[key] = rootValue.toString();
+                    if (descriptionObject[key].toObject().contains(SETTING_DESCRIPTION_TYPE_KEY)) {
+                        // for now this means that this is a double, so set it as a double
+                        settingsVariant[key] = rootValue.toString().toDouble();
+                    } else {
+                        settingsVariant[key] = rootValue.toString();
+                    }
                 }
             } else if (rootValue.isBool()) {
                 settingsVariant[key] = rootValue.toBool();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
index e316ea2cc5..a50f735542 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
+#include <tgmath.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/QJsonDocument>
 
 #include "Assignment.h"
@@ -159,6 +161,8 @@ void DomainHandler::settingsRequestFinished() {
         qDebug() << "Received domain settings.";
         emit settingsReceived();
         
+        updateVoxelCosts();
+        
         // reset failed settings requests to 0, we got them
         _failedSettingsRequests = 0;
     } else {
@@ -177,6 +181,25 @@ void DomainHandler::settingsRequestFinished() {
     }
 }
 
+void DomainHandler::updateVoxelCosts() {
+    
+    // from the domain-handler, figure out the satoshi cost per voxel and per meter cubed
+    const QString VOXEL_SETTINGS_KEY = "voxels";
+    const QString PER_VOXEL_COST_KEY = "per-voxel-credits";
+    const QString PER_METER_CUBED_COST_KEY = "per-meter-cubed-credits";
+    
+    if (!_settingsObject.isEmpty()) {
+        float perVoxelCredits = (float) _settingsObject[VOXEL_SETTINGS_KEY].toObject()[PER_VOXEL_COST_KEY].toDouble();
+        float perMeterCubedCredits = (float) _settingsObject[VOXEL_SETTINGS_KEY].toObject()[PER_METER_CUBED_COST_KEY].toDouble();
+        
+        _satoshisPerVoxel = (qint64) floorf(perVoxelCredits * SATOSHIS_PER_CREDIT);
+        _satoshisPerMeterCubed = (qint64) floorf(perMeterCubedCredits * SATOSHIS_PER_CREDIT);
+    } else {
+        _satoshisPerVoxel = 0;
+        _satoshisPerMeterCubed = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 void DomainHandler::parseDTLSRequirementPacket(const QByteArray& dtlsRequirementPacket) {
     // figure out the port that the DS wants us to use for us to talk to them with DTLS
     int numBytesPacketHeader = numBytesForPacketHeader(dtlsRequirementPacket);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
index 81745713e7..7b7a80b49a 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ public:
     
     void parseDTLSRequirementPacket(const QByteArray& dtlsRequirementPacket);
     
+    qint64 getSatoshisPerVoxel() const { return _satoshisPerVoxel; }
+    qint64 getSatoshisPerMeterCubed() const { return _satoshisPerMeterCubed; }
+    
 private slots:
     void completedHostnameLookup(const QHostInfo& hostInfo);
     void settingsRequestFinished();
@@ -75,6 +78,8 @@ signals:
 private:
     void reset();
     
+    void updateVoxelCosts();
+    
     QUuid _uuid;
     QString _hostname;
     HifiSockAddr _sockAddr;
@@ -83,6 +88,9 @@ private:
     QTimer* _handshakeTimer;
     QJsonObject _settingsObject;
     int _failedSettingsRequests;
+    
+    qint64 _satoshisPerVoxel;
+    qint64 _satoshisPerMeterCubed;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_DomainHandler_h
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
index 90b9da07dc..e2d3434867 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void UserActivityLogger::logAction(QString action, QJsonObject details, JSONCall
 }
 
 void UserActivityLogger::requestFinished(const QJsonObject& object) {
-    qDebug() << object;
+    // qDebug() << object;
 }
 
 void UserActivityLogger::requestError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error,const QString& string) {
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.cpp b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.cpp
index b4de63b302..40a0f853f6 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.cpp
@@ -143,25 +143,6 @@ void VoxelEditPacketSender::queueVoxelEditMessages(PacketType type, int numberOf
     }    
 }
 
-void VoxelEditPacketSender::updateVoxelCosts(const QJsonObject& domainSettingsObject) {
-    
-    // from the domain-handler, figure out the satoshi cost per voxel and per meter cubed
-    const QString VOXEL_SETTINGS_KEY = "voxels";
-    const QString PER_VOXEL_COST_KEY = "per-voxel-credits";
-    const QString PER_METER_CUBED_COST_KEY = "per-meter-cubed-credits";
-    
-    if (!domainSettingsObject.isEmpty()) {
-        float perVoxelCredits = (float) domainSettingsObject[VOXEL_SETTINGS_KEY].toObject()[PER_VOXEL_COST_KEY].toDouble();
-        float perMeterCubedCredits = (float) domainSettingsObject[VOXEL_SETTINGS_KEY].toObject()[PER_METER_CUBED_COST_KEY].toDouble();
-        
-        qDebug() << "PV: " << perVoxelCredits << "PMC: " << perMeterCubedCredits;
-    } else {
-        qDebug() << "CALLED WITH EMPTY SETTINGS!";
-        _satoshisPerVoxel = 0;
-        _satoshisPerMeterCubed = 0;
-    }
-}
-
 qint64 VoxelEditPacketSender::satoshiCostForMessage(PacketType type, int numberOfDetails, VoxelDetail *details) {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.h b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.h
index 33382d7faf..4fb8f718cc 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.h
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelEditPacketSender.h
@@ -52,18 +52,5 @@ public:
     virtual char getMyNodeType() const { return NodeType::VoxelServer; }
     
     qint64 satoshiCostForMessage(PacketType type, int numberOfDetails, VoxelDetail* details);
-    
-    void setSatoshisPerVoxel(qint64 satoshisPerVoxel) { _satoshisPerVoxel = satoshisPerVoxel; }
-    qint64 getSatoshisPerVoxel() const { return _satoshisPerVoxel; }
-
-    void setSatoshisPerMeterCubed(qint64 satoshisPerMeterCubed) { _satoshisPerMeterCubed = satoshisPerMeterCubed; }
-    qint64 getSatoshisPerMeterCubed() const { return _satoshisPerMeterCubed; }
-    
-public slots:
-    void updateVoxelCosts(const QJsonObject& domainSettingsObject);
-    
-private:
-    qint64 _satoshisPerVoxel;
-    qint64 _satoshisPerMeterCubed;
 };
 #endif // hifi_VoxelEditPacketSender_h