diff --git a/openerp-client/src/main/java/org/bahmni/openerp/web/request/builder/RequestBuilder.java b/openerp-client/src/main/java/org/bahmni/openerp/web/request/builder/RequestBuilder.java
index c16d955..2386d87 100644
--- a/openerp-client/src/main/java/org/bahmni/openerp/web/request/builder/RequestBuilder.java
+++ b/openerp-client/src/main/java/org/bahmni/openerp/web/request/builder/RequestBuilder.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import freemarker.template.Template;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.math.NumberUtils;
 import org.bahmni.openerp.web.OpenERPException;
 import org.bahmni.openerp.web.config.FreeMarkerConfig;
 import org.bahmni.openerp.web.request.OpenERPRequest;
@@ -53,10 +54,21 @@ private static HashMap<String, Object> getParameters(OpenERPRequest openERPReque
     }
 
     private static Object parseParameterValue(String value) {
-        try {
-            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
-            return mapper.readValue(value, Object.class);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
+       if (value.startsWith("{") && value.endsWith("}")) {
+            try {
+                ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+                return mapper.readValue(value, Object.class);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                return value;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if(NumberUtils.isNumber(value)){
+                try {
+                    return NumberUtils.createNumber(value);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    return value;
+                }
+            }
             return value;
         }
     }
diff --git a/openerp-client/src/test/java/org/bahmni/openerp/web/request/builder/RequestBuilderTest.java b/openerp-client/src/test/java/org/bahmni/openerp/web/request/builder/RequestBuilderTest.java
index b591ea4..50b06e6 100644
--- a/openerp-client/src/test/java/org/bahmni/openerp/web/request/builder/RequestBuilderTest.java
+++ b/openerp-client/src/test/java/org/bahmni/openerp/web/request/builder/RequestBuilderTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 package org.bahmni.openerp.web.request.builder;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import org.bahmni.openerp.web.request.OpenERPRequest;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.UUID;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
@@ -227,6 +223,54 @@ public void shouldEscapeHindiCharactersWhenRESTRequestIsCreated() throws Excepti
         comparingStringWithoutSpaces(requestXml, expected);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldReturnStringEvenWhenRESTRequestStartsWithANumber() throws Exception {
+
+        String name = "6 - DENTAL - Surgical Extraction of tooth including LA - 1200 - D";
+        String expected = "{\"name\":\"6 - DENTAL - Surgical Extraction of tooth including LA - 1200 - D\"}";
+
+        Parameter parameter = new Parameter("name", name, "string");
+        ArrayList<Parameter> parameters = new ArrayList<Parameter>();
+        parameters.add(parameter);
+        OpenERPRequest request = new OpenERPRequest("res.partner", "execute", parameters);
+
+        String requestXml = RequestBuilder.buildNewRestRequest(request);
+
+        comparingStringWithoutSpaces(requestXml, expected);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldReturnNumberWhenRESTRequestIsANumber() throws Exception {
+
+        String number = "62380";
+        String expected = "{\"number\":62380}";
+
+        Parameter parameter = new Parameter("number", number, "string");
+        ArrayList<Parameter> parameters = new ArrayList<Parameter>();
+        parameters.add(parameter);
+        OpenERPRequest request = new OpenERPRequest("res.partner", "execute", parameters);
+
+        String requestXml = RequestBuilder.buildNewRestRequest(request);
+
+        comparingStringWithoutSpaces(requestXml, expected);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldReturnNumberWhenRESTRequestIsADecimal() throws Exception {
+
+        String number = "62380.9";
+        String expected = "{\"number\":62380.9}";
+
+        Parameter parameter = new Parameter("number", number, "string");
+        ArrayList<Parameter> parameters = new ArrayList<Parameter>();
+        parameters.add(parameter);
+        OpenERPRequest request = new OpenERPRequest("res.partner", "execute", parameters);
+
+        String requestXml = RequestBuilder.buildNewRestRequest(request);
+
+        comparingStringWithoutSpaces(requestXml, expected);
+    }
+
     private void comparingStringWithoutSpaces(String requestXml, String expected) {
         assertEquals(expected.replaceAll("\\s{2,}", ""), requestXml.replaceAll("\\s{2,}", "").trim());
     }