diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4beb536..f20e1a4e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,32 @@
 ArduinoJson: change log
 =======================
 
+HEAD
+----
+
+* Fixed invalid result from `operator|` (issue #981)
+
+> ### BREAKING CHANGE
+> 
+> This version slightly changes the behavior of the | operator when the 
+> variant contains a float and the user requests an integer.
+>
+> Older versions returned the floating point value truncated.
+> Now, it returns the default value.
+> 
+> ```c++
+> // suppose variant contains 1.2
+> int value = variant | 3;
+> 
+> // old behavior:
+> value == 1
+> 
+> // new behavior
+> value == 3
+> ```
+> 
+> If you need the old behavior, you must add `if (variant.is<float>())`.
+
 v6.10.1 (2019-04-23)
 -------
 
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Operators/VariantOr.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Operators/VariantOr.hpp
index 36ad22c4..f43a9b17 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Operators/VariantOr.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Operators/VariantOr.hpp
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ class VariantOr {
  public:
   // Returns the default value if the VariantRef is undefined of incompatible
   template <typename T>
-  typename enable_if<!is_integral<T>::value, T>::type operator|(
-      const T &defaultValue) const {
+  T operator|(const T &defaultValue) const {
     if (impl()->template is<T>())
       return impl()->template as<T>();
     else
@@ -30,17 +29,6 @@ class VariantOr {
     return value ? value : defaultValue;
   }
 
-  // Returns the default value if the VariantRef is undefined of incompatible
-  // Special case for integers: we also accept double
-  template <typename Integer>
-  typename enable_if<is_integral<Integer>::value, Integer>::type operator|(
-      const Integer &defaultValue) const {
-    if (impl()->template is<double>())
-      return impl()->template as<Integer>();
-    else
-      return defaultValue;
-  }
-
  private:
   const TImpl *impl() const {
     return static_cast<const TImpl *>(this);
diff --git a/test/JsonVariant/or.cpp b/test/JsonVariant/or.cpp
index 5dab392c..a703485b 100644
--- a/test/JsonVariant/or.cpp
+++ b/test/JsonVariant/or.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ TEST_CASE("JsonVariant::operator|()") {
     REQUIRE(result == "default");
   }
 
+  SECTION("int | uint8_t (out of range)") {
+    variant.set(666);
+    uint8_t result = variant | static_cast<uint8_t>(42);
+    REQUIRE(result == 42);
+  }
+
   SECTION("int | int") {
     variant.set(0);
     int result = variant | 666;
@@ -58,8 +64,9 @@ TEST_CASE("JsonVariant::operator|()") {
   }
 
   SECTION("double | int") {
-    variant.set(42.0);
-    int result = variant | 666;
+    // NOTE: changed the behavior to fix #981
+    variant.set(666.0);
+    int result = variant | 42;
     REQUIRE(result == 42);
   }