diff --git a/src/tracker/scalar.jl b/src/tracker/scalar.jl
index 6259153e..b494e5b4 100644
--- a/src/tracker/scalar.jl
+++ b/src/tracker/scalar.jl
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ for f in :[isinf, isnan, isfinite].args
   @eval Base.$f(x::TrackedReal) = Base.$f(data(x))
 end
 
-Base.Printf.fix_dec(x::TrackedReal, n::Int) = Base.Printf.fix_dec(data(x), n)
+Base.Printf.fix_dec(x::TrackedReal, n::Int, a...) = Base.Printf.fix_dec(data(x), n, a...)
+
+Base.float(x::TrackedReal) = x
 
 Base.promote_rule(::Type{TrackedReal{S}},::Type{T}) where {S,T} =
   TrackedReal{promote_type(S,T)}