diff --git a/datadog/dogshell/service_level_objective.py b/datadog/dogshell/service_level_objective.py
index 13ec92818..a30d2b4b6 100644
--- a/datadog/dogshell/service_level_objective.py
+++ b/datadog/dogshell/service_level_objective.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def _update(cls, args):
             for threshold_str in args.thresholds.split(","):
                 parts = threshold_str.split(":")
                 timeframe = parts[0]
-                target = parts[1]
+                target = float(parts[1])
 
                 threshold = {"timeframe": timeframe, "target": target}
 
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ def _update(cls, args):
                 thresholds.append(threshold)
             params["thresholds"] = thresholds
 
+        if args.name:
+            params["name"] = args.name
+
         if args.description:
             params["description"] = args.description