diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/converter/DefaultJobParametersConverter.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/converter/DefaultJobParametersConverter.java
index de5574c93..c61d2666e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/converter/DefaultJobParametersConverter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/converter/DefaultJobParametersConverter.java
@@ -106,13 +106,7 @@ public class DefaultJobParametersConverter implements JobParametersConverter {
 				propertiesBuilder.addLong(StringUtils.replace(key, LONG_TYPE, ""), result);
 			}
 			else if (key.endsWith(DOUBLE_TYPE)) {
-				Double result;
-				try {
-					result = (Double) parseNumber(value);
-				}
-				catch (ClassCastException ex) {
-					throw new IllegalArgumentException("Number format is invalid for double value: [" + value + "]");
-				}
+				Double result = Double.valueOf(parseNumber(value).doubleValue());
 				propertiesBuilder.addDouble(StringUtils.replace(key, DOUBLE_TYPE, ""), result);
 			}
 			else if (StringUtils.endsWithIgnoreCase(key, STRING_TYPE)) {
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/converter/DefaultJobParametersConverterTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/converter/DefaultJobParametersConverterTests.java
index 61ec26e71..d5abaa5ca 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/converter/DefaultJobParametersConverterTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/converter/DefaultJobParametersConverterTests.java
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ public class DefaultJobParametersConverterTests extends TestCase {
 		assertNotNull(props);
 		assertEquals(1.38, props.getDouble("value").doubleValue(), Double.MIN_VALUE);
 	}
+	
+	
+	public void testGetParametersWithRoundDouble() throws Exception {
+
+		String[] args = new String[] { "value(double)=1.0" };
+
+		JobParameters props = factory.getJobParameters(StringUtils.splitArrayElementsIntoProperties(args, "="));
+		assertNotNull(props);
+		assertEquals((double) 1.0, props.getDouble("value").doubleValue(), Double.MIN_VALUE);
+	}
 
 	public void testGetProperties() throws Exception {