diff --git a/pyomo/solvers/plugins/solvers/cplex_direct.py b/pyomo/solvers/plugins/solvers/cplex_direct.py
index 5f8866a0ea4..39c5d0bc41c 100644
--- a/pyomo/solvers/plugins/solvers/cplex_direct.py
+++ b/pyomo/solvers/plugins/solvers/cplex_direct.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         self.variables = variables
         self.coefficients = coefficients
-        self.offset = offset or 0.
+        self.offset = offset or 0.0
         self.q_variables1 = q_variables1 or []
         self.q_variables2 = q_variables2 or []
         self.q_coefficients = q_coefficients or []
diff --git a/pyomo/solvers/tests/checks/test_CPLEXDirect.py b/pyomo/solvers/tests/checks/test_CPLEXDirect.py
index 08b0d8e079f..f1954885483 100644
--- a/pyomo/solvers/tests/checks/test_CPLEXDirect.py
+++ b/pyomo/solvers/tests/checks/test_CPLEXDirect.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ def test_optimal_mip(self):
 @unittest.skipIf(not cplexpy_available, "The 'cplex' python bindings are not available")
 class TestIsFixedCallCount(unittest.TestCase):
     """ Tests for PR#1402 (669e7b2b) """
+
     def setup(self, skip_trivial_constraints):
         m = ConcreteModel()
         m.x = Var()