diff --git a/hwmonDaemon.py b/hwmonDaemon.py
index 594795c..bbe1175 100644
--- a/hwmonDaemon.py
+++ b/hwmonDaemon.py
@@ -672,7 +672,9 @@ class SystemHealthMonitor:
         try:
             # Handle temperature values with °C
             if isinstance(raw_value, str) and '°C' in raw_value:
-                return int(raw_value.replace('°C', ''))
+                # Extract only the numeric portion before °C
+                temp_value = raw_value.split('°C')[0].strip()
+                return int(temp_value)
             # Handle time format (e.g., '15589h+17m+33.939s')
             if 'h+' in raw_value:
                 return int(raw_value.split('h+')[0])