diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py b/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py
index fca35330d5..d6ca2c1eda 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/models/trainer.py
@@ -375,8 +375,7 @@ class Trainer(TrainerIO):
             print('using ddp')
             # must copy only the meta of the exp so it survives pickle/unpickle when going to new process
             self.experiment = self.experiment.get_meta_copy()
-            task = os.environ['SLURM_LOCALID']
-            print(f'task: {task}')
+            task = int(os.environ['SLURM_LOCALID'])
             self.ddp_train(task, model)
             # mp.spawn(self.ddp_train, nprocs=len(self.data_parallel_device_ids), args=(model, ))