diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp
index c5508d4043..3ab0473d7c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    std::tuple<bool, bool, float> readE57Settings() const
+    std::tuple<bool, bool, double> readE57Settings() const
     {
         Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
             .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/Points/E57");
         bool useColor = hGrp->GetBool("UseColor", true);
         bool checkState = hGrp->GetBool("CheckInvalidState", true);
-        float minDistance = hGrp->GetFloat("MinDistance", -1.);
+        double minDistance = hGrp->GetFloat("MinDistance", -1.);
 
         return std::make_tuple(useColor, checkState, minDistance);
     }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsAlgos.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsAlgos.cpp
index 9204e299cd..1d04b78691 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsAlgos.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsAlgos.cpp
@@ -1726,11 +1726,11 @@ private:
 };
 }
 
-E57Reader::E57Reader(const bool& Color, const bool& State, const float& Distance)
+E57Reader::E57Reader(bool Color,  bool State, double Distance)
+    : useColor{Color}
+    , checkState{State}
+    , minDistance{Distance}
 {
-    useColor = Color;
-    checkState = State;
-    minDistance = Distance;
 }
 
 void E57Reader::read(const std::string& filename)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsAlgos.h b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsAlgos.h
index 241cf175e1..0518c67f52 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsAlgos.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsAlgos.h
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ private:
 class E57Reader : public Reader
 {
 public:
-    E57Reader(const bool& Color, const bool& State, const float& Distance);
+    E57Reader(bool Color, bool State, double Distance);
     void read(const std::string& filename) override;
 protected:
     bool useColor, checkState;
-    float minDistance;
+    double minDistance;
 };
 
 class Writer