diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.cpp
index 156499430d..f1495ee082 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void Agent::run(QUrl scriptURL) {
     timeval lastDomainServerCheckIn = {};
     int numMicrosecondsSleep = 0;
     
-    const float DATA_SEND_INTERVAL_USECS = (1 / 60) * 1000 * 1000;
+    const float DATA_SEND_INTERVAL_USECS = (1 / 60.0f) * 1000 * 1000;
     
     sockaddr_in senderAddress;
     unsigned char receivedData[MAX_PACKET_SIZE];