diff --git a/ur5_description/urdf/robot.urdf.xacro b/ur5_description/urdf/robot.urdf.xacro
index 88daa6054a8d866cc5767aeebd0c81e8c9cb0f81..c38c0aef4d643db240c4124ad4bd8d97acbef426 100644
--- a/ur5_description/urdf/robot.urdf.xacro
+++ b/ur5_description/urdf/robot.urdf.xacro
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ center_of_mass = [ [0, -0.02561, 0.00193], [0.2125, 0, 0.11336], [0.11993, 0.0,
   <property name="pi" value="3.14159265" />
 
 <!-- Inertia parameters -->
-  <property name="base_mass" value="4.0.0" /> <!-- Invented number, only matters for simulator -->
+  <property name="base_mass" value="4.0" /> <!-- Invented number, only matters for simulator -->
   <property name="shoulder_mass" value="3.7000" />
   <property name="upper_arm_mass" value="8.3930" />
   <property name="forearm_mass" value="2.2750" />