diff --git a/Controls/paramcompare.cs b/Controls/paramcompare.cs
index 934eb1067e..c6f0389f6e 100644
--- a/Controls/paramcompare.cs
+++ b/Controls/paramcompare.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void processToScreen()
                     if (param.ContainsKey(value) && param2.ContainsKey(value))
                     {
                         // check double != double
-                        if (param[value] != param2[value])
+                        if (param[value].ToString() != param2[value].ToString())
                         // this will throw is there is no matching key
                         {
                             Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} vs {2}", value, param[value], param2[value]);