diff --git a/ci-scripts/main.py b/ci-scripts/main.py
index b5d0ef2d97..eb9e60a83e 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/main.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/main.py
@@ -414,10 +414,10 @@ def GetParametersFromXML(action):
 			CONTAINERS.nb_healthy[0] = int(string_field)
 		string_field=test.findtext('d_retx_th')
 		if (string_field is not None):
-			CONTAINERS.ran_checkers['d_retx_th']= string_field
+			CONTAINERS.ran_checkers['d_retx_th'] = [float(x) for x in string_field.split(',')]
 		string_field=test.findtext('u_retx_th')
 		if (string_field is not None):
-			CONTAINERS.ran_checkers['u_retx_th']= string_field
+			CONTAINERS.ran_checkers['u_retx_th'] = [float(x) for x in string_field.split(',')]
 
 	elif action == 'PingFromContainer':
 		string_field = test.findtext('container_name')
diff --git a/ci-scripts/ran.py b/ci-scripts/ran.py
index 5afb6031f3..e6bb4d1530 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/ran.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/ran.py
@@ -1155,12 +1155,10 @@ class RANManagement():
 			#checker
 			if (len(dlsch_ulsch_stats)!=0) and (len(checkers)!=0):
 				if 'd_retx_th' in checkers:
-					checkers['d_retx_th'] = [float(x) for x in checkers['d_retx_th'].split(',')]
 					dlsch_checker_status = list(0 for i in checkers['d_retx_th'])#status 0 / -1
 					d_perc_retx = list(0 for i in checkers['d_retx_th'])#results in %
 
 				if 'u_retx_th' in checkers:
-					checkers['u_retx_th'] = [float(x) for x in checkers['u_retx_th'].split(',')]
 					ulsch_checker_status = list(0 for i in checkers['u_retx_th'])
 					u_perc_retx = list(0 for i in checkers['u_retx_th'])