diff --git a/trains/backend_interface/task/args.py b/trains/backend_interface/task/args.py
index 63f639b1..f9447580 100644
--- a/trains/backend_interface/task/args.py
+++ b/trains/backend_interface/task/args.py
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ class _Arguments(object):
             v_type = type(v)
             # assume more general purpose type int -> float
             if v_type == int:
-                v_type = float
+                if int(v) != float(v):
+                    v_type = float
             elif v_type == bool:
                 # cast based on string or int
                 try:
diff --git a/trains/utilities/absl_bind.py b/trains/utilities/absl_bind.py
index 48ef1337..ab0c0aad 100644
--- a/trains/utilities/absl_bind.py
+++ b/trains/utilities/absl_bind.py
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ class PatchAbsl(object):
         # noinspection PyBroadException
         try:
             if running_remotely():
-                param_dict = cls._task._arguments.copy_to_dict({}, prefix=_Arguments._prefix_tf_defines)
+                param_dict = dict((k, FLAGS[k].value) for k in FLAGS)
+                param_dict = cls._task._arguments.copy_to_dict(param_dict, prefix=_Arguments._prefix_tf_defines)
                 for k, v in param_dict.items():
                     # noinspection PyBroadException
                     try: