diff --git a/src/rpcclient.cpp b/src/rpcclient.cpp
index bedf9ffbc..aa6d1eff5 100644
--- a/src/rpcclient.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcclient.cpp
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ Array RPCConvertValues(const std::string &strMethod, const std::vector<std::stri
                 jVal.setBool(false);
             else
             {
-                if (!jVal.read(strVal))
-                    throw runtime_error(string("Error parsing JSON:")+strVal);
+                if (!jVal.read(strVal) || (jVal.isNull() && strVal.size() > 0))
+                    if(!jVal.setNumStr(strVal) || jVal.isNull())
+                        throw runtime_error(string("Error parsing JSON:")+strVal);
             }
             params.push_back(jVal);
         }
diff --git a/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp b/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
index 6df980ad0..87186cac4 100644
--- a/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_constructor)
 
     double vd = -7.21;
     UniValue v7(vd);
-    BOOST_CHECK(v7.isNum());
+    BOOST_CHECK(v7.isReal());
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v7.getValStr(), "-7.21");
 
     string vs("yawn");
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_set)
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v.getValStr(), "zum");
 
     BOOST_CHECK(v.setFloat(-1.01));
-    BOOST_CHECK(v.isNum());
+    BOOST_CHECK(v.isReal());
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v.getValStr(), "-1.01");
 
     BOOST_CHECK(v.setInt((int)1023));
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_object)
     objTypes["distance"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["time"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["calories"] = UniValue::VNUM;
-    objTypes["temperature"] = UniValue::VNUM;
+    objTypes["temperature"] = UniValue::VREAL;
     objTypes["cat1"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["cat2"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     BOOST_CHECK(obj.checkObject(objTypes));
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_object)
 }
 
 static const char *json1 =
-"[1.1,{\"key1\":\"str\",\"key2\":800,\"key3\":{\"name\":\"martian\"}}]";
+"[1.10000000,{\"key1\":\"str\",\"key2\":800,\"key3\":{\"name\":\"martian\"}}]";
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_readwrite)
 {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_readwrite)
     BOOST_CHECK(v.isArray());
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v.size(), 2);
 
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v[0].getValStr(), "1.1");
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v[0].getValStr(), "1.10000000");
 
     UniValue obj = v[1];
     BOOST_CHECK(obj.isObject());
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue.cpp b/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
index 6870ce59e..994d93113 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <iomanip>
 #include <sstream>
 #include "univalue.h"
 
@@ -78,9 +79,11 @@ bool UniValue::setFloat(double val)
     string s;
     ostringstream oss;
 
-    oss << val;
+    oss << std::setprecision(16) << val;
 
-    return setNumStr(oss.str());
+    bool ret = setNumStr(oss.str());
+    typ = VREAL;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 bool UniValue::setStr(const string& val_)
@@ -203,6 +206,7 @@ const char *uvTypeName(UniValue::VType t)
     case UniValue::VARR: return "array";
     case UniValue::VSTR: return "string";
     case UniValue::VNUM: return "number";
+    case UniValue::VREAL: return "number";
     }
 
     // not reached
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue.h b/src/univalue/univalue.h
index 28d6e3d3c..efcf202bd 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue.h
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 class UniValue {
 public:
-    enum VType { VNULL, VOBJ, VARR, VSTR, VNUM, VBOOL, };
+    enum VType { VNULL, VOBJ, VARR, VSTR, VNUM, VREAL, VBOOL, };
 
     UniValue() { typ = VNULL; }
     UniValue(UniValue::VType initialType, const std::string& initialStr = "") {
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
     bool isBool() const { return (typ == VBOOL); }
     bool isStr() const { return (typ == VSTR); }
     bool isNum() const { return (typ == VNUM); }
+    bool isReal() const { return (typ == VREAL); }
     bool isArray() const { return (typ == VARR); }
     bool isObject() const { return (typ == VOBJ); }
 
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp b/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp
index 9a1d364c9..d360c253b 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <sstream>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "univalue.h"
 #include "univalue_escapes.h"
@@ -59,6 +61,13 @@ string UniValue::write(unsigned int prettyIndent,
     case VSTR:
         s += "\"" + json_escape(val) + "\"";
         break;
+    case VREAL:
+        {
+            std::stringstream ss;
+            ss << std::showpoint << std::fixed << std::setprecision(8) << get_real();
+            s += ss.str();
+        }
+        break;
     case VNUM:
         s += val;
         break;