diff --git a/beets/dbcore/types.py b/beets/dbcore/types.py
index 2a06c58fc..e08b417a7 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/types.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/types.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Float(Type):
         self.digits = digits
 
     def format(self, value):
-        return u'{0:0{1}f}'.format(value or 0, self.digits)
+        return u'{0:.{1}f}'.format(value or 0, self.digits)
 
 
 class NullFloat(Float):