diff --git a/src/db/dbScan.c b/src/db/dbScan.c
index eda5bef9b..8b9a1f625 100644
--- a/src/db/dbScan.c
+++ b/src/db/dbScan.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int epicsShareAPI scanppl(double period)	/*print periodic list*/
 	psl = papPeriodic[i];
 	if(psl==NULL) continue;
 	if(period>0.0 && (fabs(period - psl->period) >.05)) continue;
-	sprintf(message,"Scan Period= %f seconds ",psl->period);
+	sprintf(message,"Scan Period= %g seconds ",psl->period);
 	printList(psl,message);
     }
     return(0);
@@ -525,11 +525,7 @@ static void spawnPeriodic(int ind)
     char	taskName[20];
 
     psl = papPeriodic[ind];
-    sprintf(taskName,"scan%f",psl->period);
-    /*strip off trailing 0s*/
-    while(taskName[strlen(taskName)-1]=='0') taskName[strlen(taskName)-1] = 0;
-    /*strip trailing . */
-    if(taskName[strlen(taskName)-1]=='.') taskName[strlen(taskName)-1] = 0;
+    sprintf(taskName,"scan%g",psl->period);
     periodicTaskId[ind] = epicsThreadCreate(
         taskName,
         epicsThreadPriorityScanLow + ind,