diff --git a/classes/fields/number.php b/classes/fields/number.php
index 7ef797c27e..46eb020d1e 100644
--- a/classes/fields/number.php
+++ b/classes/fields/number.php
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public function regex ( $value = null, $name = null, $options = null, $pod = nul
             $dot = ',';
         }
         else {
-            $thousands = $wp_locale->number_format[ 'thousands_sep' ];
+            $thousands = html_entity_decode( $wp_locale->number_format['thousands_sep'] );
             $dot = $wp_locale->number_format[ 'decimal_point' ];
         }
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public function validate ( $value, $name = null, $options = null, $fields = null
             $dot = ',';
         }
         else {
-            $thousands = $wp_locale->number_format[ 'thousands_sep' ];
+            $thousands = html_entity_decode( $wp_locale->number_format['thousands_sep'] );
             $dot = $wp_locale->number_format[ 'decimal_point' ];
         }
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ public function pre_save ( $value, $id = null, $name = null, $options = null, $f
             $dot = ',';
         }
         else {
-            $thousands = $wp_locale->number_format[ 'thousands_sep' ];
+            $thousands = html_entity_decode( $wp_locale->number_format['thousands_sep'] );
             $dot = $wp_locale->number_format[ 'decimal_point' ];
         }