diff --git a/Serializer.lua b/Serializer.lua
index e305a25..87609c8 100644
--- a/Serializer.lua
+++ b/Serializer.lua
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ function serialize(value, forbidden)
     end
     forbidden[value]=false
     return "{"..r.."}"
-  elseif t=="number" or t=="boolean" then
+  elseif t=="boolean" then
     return tostring(value)
+  elseif t=="number" then
+    return tostring(math.tointeger(value) or value)
   elseif t=="string" then
     return string.format("%q",value)
   else