diff --git a/clearml/automation/job.py b/clearml/automation/job.py
index b6fd9f52..d7353f64 100644
--- a/clearml/automation/job.py
+++ b/clearml/automation/job.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import hashlib
+import warnings
 from datetime import datetime
 from logging import getLogger
 from time import time, sleep
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ from ..backend_api.services import tasks as tasks_service
 logger = getLogger('clearml.automation.job')
 
 
-class TrainsJob(object):
+class ClearmlJob(object):
     def __init__(
             self,
             base_task_id,  # type: str
@@ -58,10 +59,19 @@ class TrainsJob(object):
             params.update(parameter_override)
             self.task.set_parameters(params)
             self.task_parameter_override = dict(**parameter_override)
+
         if task_overrides:
-            # todo: make sure it works
+            sections = {}
+            # set values inside the Task
+            for k, v in task_overrides.items():
+                # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+                self.task._set_task_property(k, v, raise_on_error=False, log_on_error=True)
+                section = k.split('.')[0]
+                sections[section] = getattr(self.task.data, section, None)
+            # store back Task parameters into backend
             # noinspection PyProtectedMember
-            self.task._edit(**task_overrides)
+            self.task._edit(**sections)
+
         self.task_started = False
         self._worker = None
 
@@ -298,6 +308,15 @@ class TrainsJob(object):
         return False
 
 
+class TrainsJob(ClearmlJob):
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(TrainsJob, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Use clearml.automation.ClearmlJob",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+        )
+
 # noinspection PyMethodMayBeStatic, PyUnusedLocal
 class _JobStub(object):
     """
diff --git a/clearml/backend_interface/task/access.py b/clearml/backend_interface/task/access.py
index 0f63ebf2..c9ebd96c 100644
--- a/clearml/backend_interface/task/access.py
+++ b/clearml/backend_interface/task/access.py
@@ -18,24 +18,32 @@ class AccessMixin(object):
         obj = self.data
         props = prop_path.split('.')
         for i in range(len(props)):
-            if not hasattr(obj, props[i]):
+            if not hasattr(obj, props[i]) and (not isinstance(obj, dict) or props[i] not in obj):
                 msg = 'Task has no %s section defined' % '.'.join(props[:i + 1])
                 if log_on_error:
                     self.log.info(msg)
                 if raise_on_error:
                     raise ValueError(msg)
                 return default
-            obj = getattr(obj, props[i], None)
+
+            if isinstance(obj, dict):
+                obj = obj.get(props[i])
+            else:
+                obj = getattr(obj, props[i], None)
+
         return obj
 
     def _set_task_property(self, prop_path, value, raise_on_error=True, log_on_error=True):
         props = prop_path.split('.')
         if len(props) > 1:
-            obj = self._get_task_property('.'.join(props[:-1]), raise_on_error=raise_on_error,
-                                          log_on_error=log_on_error)
+            obj = self._get_task_property(
+                '.'.join(props[:-1]), raise_on_error=raise_on_error, log_on_error=log_on_error)
         else:
             obj = self.data
-        setattr(obj, props[-1], value)
+        if not hasattr(obj, props[-1]) and isinstance(obj, dict):
+            obj[props[-1]] = value
+        else:
+            setattr(obj, props[-1], value)
 
     def save_exec_model_design_file(self, filename='model_design.txt', use_cache=False):
         """ Save execution model design to file """