diff --git a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/JobAgent.py b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/JobAgent.py
index aa33f2eff5a..3da50f05176 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/JobAgent.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/JobAgent.py
@@ -428,7 +428,9 @@ def _setCPUWorkLeft(self, cpuWorkLeft):
         if not result["OK"]:
             return self._finish(result["Message"])
 
-        self._updateConfiguration("CPUTimeLeft", self.cpuWorkLeft)
+        # Store as int: consumers generally call gConfig.getValue(..., 0)
+        # with an int default, and a float-formatted value silently coerces to 0.
+        self._updateConfiguration("CPUTimeLeft", int(self.cpuWorkLeft))
         return S_OK()
 
     #############################################################################
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/JobWrapper/JobWrapperUtilities.py b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/JobWrapper/JobWrapperUtilities.py
index e3c7f971872..947a7d0590e 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/JobWrapper/JobWrapperUtilities.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/JobWrapper/JobWrapperUtilities.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class JobWrapperError(Exception):
 
     def __init__(self, value):
         self.value = value
-        super().__init__()
+        super().__init__(value)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.value)