diff --git a/compose/service/values/sanitizer.go b/compose/service/values/sanitizer.go
index 133195f29..b8010c4b1 100644
--- a/compose/service/values/sanitizer.go
+++ b/compose/service/values/sanitizer.go
@@ -193,53 +193,30 @@ func (sanitizer) sDatetime(v *types.RecordValue, f *types.ModuleField, m *types.
 	return v
 }
 
+// sNumber sanitizes
 func (sanitizer) sNumber(v *types.RecordValue, f *types.ModuleField, m *types.Module) *types.RecordValue {
-	// No point in continuing
-	if v.Value == "" || f.Options == nil {
-		return v
-	}
-
-	// Default to 0 for consistency
-	if f.Options["precision"] == nil || f.Options["precision"] == "" {
-		f.Options["precision"] = 0
-	}
-
-	// Since Options are not structured, there would appear that there can be a bit of a mess
-	// when it comes to types,so this is needed.
-	var prec float64
-	unk := f.Options["precision"]
-	switch i := unk.(type) {
-	case float64:
-		prec = i
-	case int:
-		prec = float64(i)
-	case int64:
-		prec = float64(i)
-	case string:
-		pp, err := strconv.ParseFloat(i, 64)
-		if err != nil {
-			prec = 0
-			break
-		}
-		prec = pp
-	}
-
-	// Clamp between 0 and 6; this was originally done in corteza-js so we keep it here.
-	if prec < 0 {
-		prec = 0
-	}
-	if prec > 6 {
-		prec = 6
-	}
-
 	base, err := strconv.ParseFloat(v.Value, 64)
 	if err != nil {
+		v.Value = "0"
 		return v
 	}
 
-	// 1. Format the value to the desired precision
-	// 2. In case of fractures, remove trailing 0's
-	v.Value = strconv.FormatFloat(base, 'f', int(prec), 64)
+	// calculate percision
+	var p = 0
+	if f.Options != nil {
+		p = int(f.Options.Int64(fieldOpt_Number_precision))
+
+		if p < fieldOpt_Number_precision_min {
+			p = fieldOpt_Number_precision_min
+		} else if p > fieldOpt_Number_precision_max {
+			p = fieldOpt_Number_precision_max
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Format the value to the desired precision
+	v.Value = strconv.FormatFloat(base, 'f', p, 64)
+
+	// In case of fractures, remove trailing 0's
 	if strings.Contains(v.Value, ".") {
 		v.Value = strings.TrimRight(v.Value, "0")
 	}
diff --git a/compose/service/values/sanitizer_test.go b/compose/service/values/sanitizer_test.go
index 38ee0579c..f5196e064 100644
--- a/compose/service/values/sanitizer_test.go
+++ b/compose/service/values/sanitizer_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,24 @@ func Test_sanitizer_Run(t *testing.T) {
 			input:  "2020-03-11T11:20:08.471Z",
 			output: "2020-03-11T11:20:08Z",
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "number space trim",
+			kind:   "Number",
+			input:  "  42 ",
+			output: "42",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "number negative",
+			kind:   "Number",
+			input:  "-42",
+			output: "-42",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "number positive",
+			kind:   "Number",
+			input:  "+42",
+			output: "42",
+		},
 		{
 			name:    "number precision",
 			kind:    "Number",
diff --git a/compose/service/values/shared.go b/compose/service/values/shared.go
index 829190d0d..d9888c9a3 100644
--- a/compose/service/values/shared.go
+++ b/compose/service/values/shared.go
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ const (
 	fieldOpt_Datetime_onlyFutureValues = "onlyFutureValues"
 	fieldOpt_Datetime_onlyPastValues   = "onlyPastValues"
 
-	fieldOpt_Number_precision = "precision"
+	fieldOpt_Number_precision     = "precision"
+	fieldOpt_Number_precision_min = 0
+	fieldOpt_Number_precision_max = 6
 
 	fieldOpt_Url_onlySecure = "onlySecure"
 )
diff --git a/compose/types/module_field_options.go b/compose/types/module_field_options.go
index 2d356b2fd..1b28346ca 100644
--- a/compose/types/module_field_options.go
+++ b/compose/types/module_field_options.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package types
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -52,12 +54,28 @@ func (opt ModuleFieldOptions) Int64(key string) int64 {
 }
 
 func (opt ModuleFieldOptions) Int64Def(key string, def int64) int64 {
-	if _, has := opt[key]; has {
-		if n, ok := opt[key].(int64); ok {
-			return n
-		}
-	}
+	if val, has := opt[key]; has {
+		switch conv := val.(type) {
+		case int:
+			return int64(conv)
+		case int64:
+			return conv
+		default:
+			// to avoid covering every possible type, just convert value into string
+			strVal := fmt.Sprintf("%v", val)
+			fmt.Printf("\n[%v] key: %s => (%T) %s\n\n", opt, key, val, strVal)
 
+			if intVal, err := strconv.ParseInt(strVal, 10, 64); err == nil {
+				return intVal
+			}
+
+			if floatVal, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strVal, 64); err == nil {
+				return int64(floatVal)
+			}
+
+		}
+
+	}
 	return def
 }
 
diff --git a/compose/types/module_field_options_test.go b/compose/types/module_field_options_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1ade3a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose/types/module_field_options_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestModuleFieldOptions_Int64Def(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		opt  ModuleFieldOptions
+		key  string
+		def  int64
+		want int64
+	}{
+		// TODO: Add test cases.
+		{"unexisting", ModuleFieldOptions{}, "k", 42, 42},
+		{"nil", ModuleFieldOptions{"k": nil}, "k", 42, 42},
+		{"bool", ModuleFieldOptions{"k": true}, "k", 42, 42},
+		{"int", ModuleFieldOptions{"k": 1}, "k", 42, 1},
+		{"float", ModuleFieldOptions{"k": 1.00000000001}, "k", 42, 1},
+		{"stringed-int", ModuleFieldOptions{"k": "1"}, "k", 42, 1},
+		{"stringed-float-1", ModuleFieldOptions{"k": "1.0"}, "k", 42, 1},
+		{"stringed-float-2", ModuleFieldOptions{"k": "1.01"}, "k", 42, 1},
+		{"stringed-float-3", ModuleFieldOptions{"k": "1.00000000001"}, "k", 42, 1},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := tt.opt.Int64Def(tt.key, tt.def); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("Int64Def() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}