# \[IGN-16023\]8.3 Regression: Document Tag Integer Values Change After Gateway Restart

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16023-8-3-regression-document-tag-integer-values-change-after-gateway-restart/115162>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 20, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16023-8-3-regression-document-tag-integer-values-change-after-gateway-restart/115162 "2026-04-20T13:25:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Noah\_Burnette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/noah_burnette/32/83777_2.png) [@Noah\_Burnette](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Burnette)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16023-8-3-regression-document-tag-integer-values-change-after-gateway-restart/115162/1 "2026-04-20T13:25:48Z")

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Hi all, Upgraded from 8.1.45 to 8.3.4 and I am running into a regression for document tags.

When performing a gateway restart on an 8.3.4 gateway, document tags with integers are converted into floats (appending .0) to the end of the integer. Below is a simple example:

### 8.3.4 Behavior

```python
someDict = {
	"asdf": 3,
	"test": 1.5,
	"anotherTest": 20.0
}

system.tag.writeBlocking("[default]documentTag", someDict)

```

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/c/dc9325c1b56b2040d3d8117aa9fd7d1629364b65.png)

I then restart the gateway

```bash
./gwcmd.sh -r

```

Once the connection is re-established, We can see that the `asdf` key is converted into `3.0`.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/9/29f3a7ea95f58c14466c91b5c60a74aa4c4b2562.png)

### 8.1.45 Behavior

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/a/aa6e729a72d226f33c25f401b59a2dcb01b2113c.png)

Restart the gateway with:

```bash
./gwcmd.sh -r

```

Value is correctly persisted.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/3/03a8441b48ac5536405883b4ac7bedd37af92dad.png)

Has anyone else ran into this issue? I plan on making a support ticket as well but wanted to post this on the forum.

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Bingham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Chris\_Bingham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Bingham)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16023-8-3-regression-document-tag-integer-values-change-after-gateway-restart/115162/2 "2026-04-20T13:54:25Z")

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Of curiosity, what do you have configured for Value Persistence on that memory tag in 8.3?

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**Author:** ![Noah\_Burnette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/noah_burnette/32/83777_2.png) [@Noah\_Burnette](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Burnette)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16023-8-3-regression-document-tag-integer-values-change-after-gateway-restart/115162/3 "2026-04-20T13:59:20Z")

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Hi Chris,

It inherits from the `default` tag provider which uses database persistence.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/c/9c7590c1bd234da346073fe0d077608375bfa234.png)

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16023-8-3-regression-document-tag-integer-values-change-after-gateway-restart/115162/4 "2026-04-20T15:04:41Z")

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I can verify that it happens in 8.3.1, as well.

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**Author:** ![Dutch\_Buckholz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dutch_buckholz/32/55926_2.png) [@Dutch\_Buckholz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dutch_Buckholz)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-16023-8-3-regression-document-tag-integer-values-change-after-gateway-restart/115162/5 "2026-04-20T15:48:11Z")

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Absolutely a bug, we have a ticket for this. Hopefully we'll fix this soon.