diff --git a/hwmonDaemon.py b/hwmonDaemon.py
index 1c154b6..594795c 100644
--- a/hwmonDaemon.py
+++ b/hwmonDaemon.py
@@ -840,8 +840,11 @@ class SystemHealthMonitor:
                 )
                 for line in nvme_result.stdout.split('\n'):
                     if 'temperature' in line.lower():
-                        smart_health['temp'] = int(line.split(':')[1].strip().split()[0])
-                        break  
+                        temp_str = line.split(':')[1].strip()
+                        # Extract numeric temperature value
+                        temp_value = int(''.join(filter(str.isdigit, temp_str)))
+                        smart_health['temp'] = temp_value
+                        break
 
         except Exception as e:
             smart_health['status'] = 'ERROR'