diff --git a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/JobAgent.py b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/JobAgent.py
index e0fb0d98005..c6ae71759dd 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/JobAgent.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/JobAgent.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def execute(self):
         # Check matcher information returned
         matcherParams = ["JDL", "DN", "Group"]
         matcherInfo = jobRequest["Value"]
-        jobID = matcherInfo["JobID"]
+        jobID = str(matcherInfo["JobID"])
 
         self.jobs[jobID] = {}
         self.jobs[jobID]["JobReport"] = JobReport(jobID, f"{self.__class__.__name__}@{self.siteName}")
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ def execute(self):
             self.jobs[jobID]["JobReport"].setJobStatus(status=JobStatus.FAILED, minorStatus=result["Message"])
             return self._finish(result["Value"], self.stopOnApplicationFailure)
         submissionParams = result["Value"]
-        jobID = submissionParams["jobID"]
         jobType = submissionParams["jobType"]
 
         self.log.verbose("Job request successful: \n", jobRequest["Value"])