diff --git a/pvwidgets.py b/pvwidgets.py
index 847e9e5..8e8718c 100644
--- a/pvwidgets.py
+++ b/pvwidgets.py
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ class CAQTableWidget(QTableWidget):
                 time.sleep(self.set_delay)
                 ##self.standby_value_button.setEnabled(False)
                 #QApplication.sendPostedEvents()
-                QApplication.processEvents(QEventLoop.AllEvents, 1.0)
+                QApplication.processEvents(QEventLoop.AllEvents, 1)
 
         if status != self.cyca.ICAFE_NORMAL:
             _mess = ("The following devices reported an error " +
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ class CAQTableWidget(QTableWidget):
                 if status_list[i] != self.cyca.ICAFE_NORMAL:
                     status = status_list[i]
                 time.sleep(self.set_delay)
-                QApplication.processEvents(QEventLoop.AllEvents, 1.0)
+                QApplication.processEvents(QEventLoop.AllEvents, 1)
 
         if status != self.cyca.ICAFE_NORMAL:
             _mess = ("The following device(s) reported an error " +