diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_command.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_command.ino
index 14ce3d846..b4661c896 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_command.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_command.ino
@@ -883,8 +883,9 @@ void CmndStatus(void)
 
 #endif // USE_IPV6
 #endif  // USE_ETHERNET
-    ResponseAppend_P(PSTR(",\"" D_CMND_WEBSERVER "\":%d,\"HTTP_API\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WIFICONFIG "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WIFIPOWER "\":%s}}"),
-                          Settings->webserver, Settings->flag5.disable_referer_chk, Settings->sta_config, WifiGetOutputPower().c_str());
+    float wifi_tx_power = WifiGetOutputPower();
+    ResponseAppend_P(PSTR(",\"" D_CMND_WEBSERVER "\":%d,\"HTTP_API\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WIFICONFIG "\":%d,\"" D_CMND_WIFIPOWER "\":%1_f}}"),
+                          Settings->webserver, Settings->flag5.disable_referer_chk, Settings->sta_config, &wifi_tx_power);
     CmndStatusResponse(5);
   }
 
@@ -2535,7 +2536,7 @@ void CmndWifiPower(void) {
     }
     WifiSetOutputPower();
   }
-  ResponseCmndChar(WifiGetOutputPower().c_str());
+  ResponseCmndFloat(WifiGetOutputPower(), 1);
 }
 
 void CmndWifi(void)
diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_wifi.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_wifi.ino
index c518af1d2..cb701a304 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_wifi.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_wifi.ino
@@ -974,14 +974,11 @@ int WifiState(void)
   return state;
 }
 
-String WifiGetOutputPower(void) {
-  char stemp1[TOPSZ];
+float WifiGetOutputPower(void) {
   if (Settings->wifi_output_power) {
-    dtostrfd((float)(Settings->wifi_output_power) / 10, 1, stemp1);
-  } else {
-    dtostrfd((float)(Wifi.last_tx_pwr) / 10, 0, stemp1);  // No decimal to indicate dynamic tx power
+    Wifi.last_tx_pwr = Settings->wifi_output_power;
   }
-  return String(stemp1);
+  return (float)(Wifi.last_tx_pwr) / 10;
 }
 
 void WifiSetOutputPower(void) {