diff --git a/remob.c b/remob.c
index 8e5d3b35..a1e649df 100644
--- a/remob.c
+++ b/remob.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static long RemobRun(void *self, SConnection * pCon, float fNew)
   RemConnect(remserver, 0);     /* connect spy for listexe interest */
 
   remob->status = HWIdle;
-  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "run %s %f", remob->name, fNew);
+  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "run %s %g", remob->name, fNew);
   iRet =
       RemTransact(remserver, nChan, pCon, buf, "!ERROR: somebody else",
                   "!ERROR: cannot", ">", NULL);
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static int InterestCallback(int iEvent, void *pEvent, void *pUser)
   assert(psCall);
   assert(pInfo);
 
-  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s.position = %f ", pInfo->pName,
+  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s.position = %g ", pInfo->pName,
            psCall->fVal);
   SCWrite(pInfo->pCon, buf, eValue);
   return 1;