diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/ReconCandidate.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/ReconCandidate.java
index b25b0354c..7c3f4c9d0 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/ReconCandidate.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/ReconCandidate.java
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONWriter;
+
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonFactory;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonToken;
-import org.json.JSONException;
-import org.json.JSONWriter;
 
 import com.google.refine.Jsonizable;
 import com.google.refine.expr.HasFields;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ public class ReconCandidate implements HasFields, Jsonizable {
     final public String     name;
     @JsonProperty("types")
     final public String[]   types;
-    @JsonIgnore
+    @JsonProperty("score")
     final public double     score;
     
     public ReconCandidate(String topicID, String topicName, String[] typeIDs, double score) {
@@ -65,15 +66,6 @@ public class ReconCandidate implements HasFields, Jsonizable {
         this.score = score;
     }
     
-    // Serialize doubles that are ints without trailing ".0" for consistency with previous serialization.
-    @JsonProperty("score")
-    public Object getJsonScore() {
-        if ((double)(int)score == score) {
-            return (int)score;
-        }
-        return score;
-    }
-    
     @Override
     public Object getField(String name, Properties bindings) {
         if ("id".equals(name)) {
diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/util/ParsingUtilities.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/util/ParsingUtilities.java
index 1cb62bc47..3404b79af 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/util/ParsingUtilities.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/util/ParsingUtilities.java
@@ -61,12 +61,20 @@ import org.json.JSONTokener;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectWriter;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.FilterProvider;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleFilterProvider;
 
 public class ParsingUtilities {
      
     public static final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+    static {
+        SimpleModule module = new SimpleModule();
+        module.addSerializer(Double.class, new SerializationFilters.DoubleSerializer());
+        module.addSerializer(double.class, new SerializationFilters.DoubleSerializer());
+        mapper.registerModule(module);
+    }
+    
     public static final FilterProvider defaultFilters = new SimpleFilterProvider()
             .addFilter("reconCandidateFilter", SerializationFilters.reconCandidateFilter);
     public static final FilterProvider saveFilters = new SimpleFilterProvider()
@@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ public class ParsingUtilities {
     
     public static final ObjectWriter saveWriter = mapper.writerWithView(JsonViews.SaveMode.class).with(saveFilters);
     public static final ObjectWriter defaultWriter = mapper.writerWithView(JsonViews.NonSaveMode.class).with(defaultFilters);
-    
+
     public static final DateTimeFormatter ISO8601 = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
                 
     static public Properties parseUrlParameters(HttpServletRequest request) {
diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/util/SerializationFilters.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/util/SerializationFilters.java
index 606d463d6..c8752c22f 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/util/SerializationFilters.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/util/SerializationFilters.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package com.google.refine.util;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializerProvider;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.BeanPropertyWriter;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.PropertyFilter;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.PropertyWriter;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl.SimpleBeanPropertyFilter;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std.StdSerializer;
 
 import com.google.refine.model.Recon;
 import com.google.refine.model.Recon.Judgment;
@@ -52,4 +55,22 @@ public class SerializationFilters {
            }
         }
      };
+     
+    public static class DoubleSerializer extends StdSerializer<Double> {
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 132345L;
+
+        public DoubleSerializer() {
+            super(Double.class);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void serialize(Double arg0, JsonGenerator gen, SerializerProvider s)
+                throws IOException {
+            if (new Double(arg0.intValue()).equals(arg0)) {
+                gen.writeNumber(arg0.intValue());
+            } else {
+                gen.writeNumber(arg0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }