diff --git a/location.module b/location.module
index 54808a4..5fc4020 100644
--- a/location.module
+++ b/location.module
@@ -1368,7 +1368,9 @@ function location_save(&$location, $cow = TRUE, $criteria = array()) {
   }
   else {
     unset($location['lid']);
-    drupal_write_record('location', $location);
+    if($location['latitude']) $location['latitude']=number_format($location['latitude'], 6, ".", "");
+    if($location['longitude']) $location['longitude']=number_format($location['longitude'], 6, ".", "");
+		drupal_write_record('location', $location);
   }
 
   location_invoke_locationapi($location, 'save');