diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9d08c0..fcbc1c4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tp/tp-splitter",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "description": "",
   "main": "tp-splitter.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/tp-vsplitter.js b/tp-vsplitter.js
index 8ee88d1..4253c70 100644
--- a/tp-vsplitter.js
+++ b/tp-vsplitter.js
@@ -91,11 +91,9 @@ class TpVSplitter extends LitElement {
         console.warn('Both initialLeftWidth and initialRightWidth are set. Using initialLeftWidth.');
       }
 
-      const leftWidth = parseInt(this.initialLeftWidth, 10);
-      this.style.gridTemplateColumns = `${leftWidth}px var(--tp-splitter-width, 5px) 1fr`;
+      this.style.gridTemplateColumns = `${this.initialLeftWidth}px var(--tp-splitter-width, 5px) 1fr`;
     } else if (this.initialRightWidth) {
-      const rightWidth = parseInt(this.initialRightWidth, 10);
-      this.style.gridTemplateColumns = `1fr var(--tp-splitter-width, 5px) ${rightWidth}px`;
+      this.style.gridTemplateColumns = `1fr var(--tp-splitter-width, 5px) ${this.initialRightWidth}px`;
     }
   }