diff --git a/src/components/syncPlay/core/PlaybackCore.js b/src/components/syncPlay/core/PlaybackCore.js
index 18a9c43e61..ed5d216ccd 100644
--- a/src/components/syncPlay/core/PlaybackCore.js
+++ b/src/components/syncPlay/core/PlaybackCore.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Events } from 'jellyfin-apiclient';
+import { toBoolean, toFloat } from '../../../scripts/stringUtils';
 import * as Helper from './Helper';
 import Settings from './Settings';
 
@@ -48,25 +49,25 @@ class PlaybackCore {
      */
     loadPreferences() {
         // Minimum required delay for SpeedToSync to kick in, in milliseconds.
-        this.minDelaySpeedToSync = Settings.getFloat('minDelaySpeedToSync', 60.0);
+        this.minDelaySpeedToSync = toFloat(Settings.get('minDelaySpeedToSync'), 60.0);
 
         // Maximum delay after which SkipToSync is used instead of SpeedToSync, in milliseconds.
-        this.maxDelaySpeedToSync = Settings.getFloat('maxDelaySpeedToSync', 3000.0);
+        this.maxDelaySpeedToSync = toFloat(Settings.get('maxDelaySpeedToSync'), 3000.0);
 
         // Time during which the playback is sped up, in milliseconds.
-        this.speedToSyncDuration = Settings.getFloat('speedToSyncDuration', 1000.0);
+        this.speedToSyncDuration = toFloat(Settings.get('speedToSyncDuration'), 1000.0);
 
         // Minimum required delay for SkipToSync to kick in, in milliseconds.
-        this.minDelaySkipToSync = Settings.getFloat('minDelaySkipToSync', 400.0);
+        this.minDelaySkipToSync = toFloat(Settings.get('minDelaySkipToSync'), 400.0);
 
         // Whether SpeedToSync should be used.
-        this.useSpeedToSync = Settings.getBool('useSpeedToSync', true);
+        this.useSpeedToSync = toBoolean(Settings.get('useSpeedToSync'), true);
 
         // Whether SkipToSync should be used.
-        this.useSkipToSync = Settings.getBool('useSkipToSync', true);
+        this.useSkipToSync = toBoolean(Settings.get('useSkipToSync'), true);
 
         // Whether sync correction during playback is active.
-        this.enableSyncCorrection = Settings.getBool('enableSyncCorrection', true);
+        this.enableSyncCorrection = toBoolean(Settings.get('enableSyncCorrection'), true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/components/syncPlay/core/Settings.js b/src/components/syncPlay/core/Settings.js
index 6e8609b2fd..13d722e404 100644
--- a/src/components/syncPlay/core/Settings.js
+++ b/src/components/syncPlay/core/Settings.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * Module that manages SyncPlay settings.
  * @module components/syncPlay/core/Settings
  */
-
 import { Events, AppStorage } from 'jellyfin-apiclient';
 
 /**
@@ -47,38 +46,7 @@ class SyncPlaySettings {
 
         console.debug(`SyncPlay Settings set: '${name}' from '${oldValue}' to '${newValue}'.`);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the value of a setting as boolean.
-     * @param {string} name The name of the setting.
-     * @param {boolean} defaultValue The default value if the setting does not exist.
-     * @returns {boolean} The value.
-     */
-    getBool(name, defaultValue = false) {
-        const value = this.get(name);
-        if (value !== 'true' && value !== 'false') {
-            return defaultValue;
-        } else {
-            return this.get(name) !== 'false';
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the value of a setting as float number.
-     * @param {string} name The name of the setting.
-     * @param {number} defaultValue The default value if the setting does not exist.
-     * @returns {number} The value.
-     */
-    getFloat(name, defaultValue = 0) {
-        const value = this.get(name);
-        if (value === null || value === '' || isNaN(value)) {
-            return defaultValue;
-        } else {
-            return Number.parseFloat(value);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /** SyncPlaySettings singleton. */
-const Settings = new SyncPlaySettings();
-export default Settings;
+export default new SyncPlaySettings();
diff --git a/src/components/syncPlay/core/timeSync/TimeSyncCore.js b/src/components/syncPlay/core/timeSync/TimeSyncCore.js
index 0f3511fc55..2082cabb8d 100644
--- a/src/components/syncPlay/core/timeSync/TimeSyncCore.js
+++ b/src/components/syncPlay/core/timeSync/TimeSyncCore.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Events } from 'jellyfin-apiclient';
+import { toFloat } from '../../../../scripts/stringUtils';
 import Settings from '../Settings';
 import TimeSyncServer from './TimeSyncServer';
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class TimeSyncCore {
         this.timeSyncServer = null;
 
         this.timeSyncDeviceId = Settings.get('timeSyncDevice') || 'server';
-        this.extraTimeOffset = Settings.getFloat('extraTimeOffset', 0.0);
+        this.extraTimeOffset = toFloat(Settings.get('extraTimeOffset'), 0.0);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class TimeSyncCore {
         });
 
         Events.on(Settings, 'extraTimeOffset', () => {
-            this.extraTimeOffset = Settings.getFloat('extraTimeOffset', 0.0);
+            this.extraTimeOffset = toFloat(Settings.get('extraTimeOffset'), 0.0);
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/syncPlay/ui/settings/SettingsEditor.js b/src/components/syncPlay/ui/settings/SettingsEditor.js
index 049767809b..b8c9e986ba 100644
--- a/src/components/syncPlay/ui/settings/SettingsEditor.js
+++ b/src/components/syncPlay/ui/settings/SettingsEditor.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import '../../../../elements/emby-button/paper-icon-button-light';
 import '../../../../elements/emby-checkbox/emby-checkbox';
 import '../../../listview/listview.scss';
 import '../../../formdialog.scss';
+import { toBoolean, toFloat } from '../../../../scripts/stringUtils';
 
 function centerFocus(elem, horiz, on) {
     import('../../../../scripts/scrollHelper').then((scrollHelper) => {
@@ -145,14 +146,14 @@ class SettingsEditor {
     async initEditor() {
         const { context } = this;
 
-        context.querySelector('#txtExtraTimeOffset').value = SyncPlay.Settings.getFloat('extraTimeOffset', 0.0);
-        context.querySelector('#chkSyncCorrection').checked = SyncPlay.Settings.getBool('enableSyncCorrection', true);
-        context.querySelector('#txtMinDelaySpeedToSync').value = SyncPlay.Settings.getFloat('minDelaySpeedToSync', 60.0);
-        context.querySelector('#txtMaxDelaySpeedToSync').value = SyncPlay.Settings.getFloat('maxDelaySpeedToSync', 3000.0);
-        context.querySelector('#txtSpeedToSyncDuration').value = SyncPlay.Settings.getFloat('speedToSyncDuration', 1000.0);
-        context.querySelector('#txtMinDelaySkipToSync').value = SyncPlay.Settings.getFloat('minDelaySkipToSync', 400.0);
-        context.querySelector('#chkSpeedToSync').checked = SyncPlay.Settings.getBool('useSpeedToSync', true);
-        context.querySelector('#chkSkipToSync').checked = SyncPlay.Settings.getBool('useSkipToSync', true);
+        context.querySelector('#txtExtraTimeOffset').value = toFloat(SyncPlay.Settings.get('extraTimeOffset'), 0.0);
+        context.querySelector('#chkSyncCorrection').checked = toBoolean(SyncPlay.Settings.get('enableSyncCorrection'), true);
+        context.querySelector('#txtMinDelaySpeedToSync').value = toFloat(SyncPlay.Settings.get('minDelaySpeedToSync'), 60.0);
+        context.querySelector('#txtMaxDelaySpeedToSync').value = toFloat(SyncPlay.Settings.get('maxDelaySpeedToSync'), 3000.0);
+        context.querySelector('#txtSpeedToSyncDuration').value = toFloat(SyncPlay.Settings.get('speedToSyncDuration'), 1000.0);
+        context.querySelector('#txtMinDelaySkipToSync').value = toFloat(SyncPlay.Settings.get('minDelaySkipToSync'), 400.0);
+        context.querySelector('#chkSpeedToSync').checked = toBoolean(SyncPlay.Settings.get('useSpeedToSync'), true);
+        context.querySelector('#chkSkipToSync').checked = toBoolean(SyncPlay.Settings.get('useSkipToSync'), true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/scripts/stringUtils.js b/src/scripts/stringUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fcb8a2899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/stringUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * Gets the value of a string as boolean.
+ * @param {string} name The value as a string.
+ * @param {boolean} defaultValue The default value if the string is invalid.
+ * @returns {boolean} The value.
+ */
+export function toBoolean(value, defaultValue = false) {
+    if (value !== 'true' && value !== 'false') {
+        return defaultValue;
+    } else {
+        return value !== 'false';
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the value of a string as float number.
+ * @param {string} value The value as a string.
+ * @param {number} defaultValue The default value if the string is invalid.
+ * @returns {number} The value.
+ */
+export function toFloat(value, defaultValue = 0) {
+    if (value === null || value === '' || isNaN(value)) {
+        return defaultValue;
+    } else {
+        return parseFloat(value);
+    }
+}