diff --git a/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/algorithm_base_class.py b/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/algorithm_base_class.py
index c254c5d3f3d..836df9fff78 100644
--- a/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/algorithm_base_class.py
+++ b/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/algorithm_base_class.py
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     SuppressInfeasibleWarning,
     _DoNothing,
     lower_logger_level_to,
-    copy_var_list_values,
     get_main_elapsed_time,
     time_code,
 )
@@ -81,6 +80,7 @@
     set_solver_mipgap,
     set_solver_constraint_violation_tolerance,
     update_solver_timelimit,
+    copy_var_list_values
 )
 
 single_tree, single_tree_available = attempt_import('pyomo.contrib.mindtpy.single_tree')
@@ -866,12 +866,14 @@ def init_rNLP(self, add_oa_cuts=True):
                     self.rnlp.MindtPy_utils.variable_list,
                     self.mip.MindtPy_utils.variable_list,
                     config,
+                    ignore_integrality=True
                 )
                 if config.init_strategy == 'FP':
                     copy_var_list_values(
                         self.rnlp.MindtPy_utils.variable_list,
                         self.working_model.MindtPy_utils.variable_list,
                         config,
+                        ignore_integrality=True
                     )
                 self.add_cuts(
                     dual_values=dual_values,
diff --git a/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/single_tree.py b/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/single_tree.py
index 9776920f434..f3be27cbc4c 100644
--- a/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/single_tree.py
+++ b/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/single_tree.py
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
 from pyomo.repn import generate_standard_repn
 import pyomo.core.expr as EXPR
 from math import copysign
-from pyomo.contrib.mindtpy.util import get_integer_solution
+from pyomo.contrib.mindtpy.util import get_integer_solution, copy_var_list_values
 from pyomo.contrib.gdpopt.util import (
-    copy_var_list_values,
     get_main_elapsed_time,
     time_code,
 )
diff --git a/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/util.py b/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/util.py
index 068cd61aba1..59490248e49 100644
--- a/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/util.py
+++ b/pyomo/contrib/mindtpy/util.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     RangeSet,
     ConstraintList,
     TransformationFactory,
+    value
 )
 from pyomo.repn import generate_standard_repn
 from pyomo.contrib.mcpp.pyomo_mcpp import mcpp_available, McCormick
@@ -964,3 +965,31 @@ def generate_norm_constraint(fp_nlp_model, mip_model, config):
             mip_model.MindtPy_utils.discrete_variable_list,
         ):
             fp_nlp_model.norm_constraint.add(nlp_var - mip_var.value <= rhs)
+
+def copy_var_list_values(from_list, to_list, config,
+                         skip_stale=False, skip_fixed=True,
+                         ignore_integrality=False):
+    """Copy variable values from one list to another.
+    Rounds to Binary/Integer if necessary
+    Sets to zero for NonNegativeReals if necessary
+    """
+    for v_from, v_to in zip(from_list, to_list):
+        if skip_stale and v_from.stale:
+            continue  # Skip stale variable values.
+        if skip_fixed and v_to.is_fixed():
+            continue  # Skip fixed variables.
+        var_val = value(v_from, exception=False)
+        rounded_val = int(round(var_val))
+        if var_val in v_to.domain:
+            v_to.set_value(value(v_from, exception=False))
+        elif ignore_integrality and v_to.is_integer():
+            v_to.set_value(value(v_from, exception=False))
+        elif abs(var_val) <= config.zero_tolerance and 0 in v_to.domain:
+            v_to.set_value(0)
+        elif v_to.is_integer() and (math.fabs(var_val - rounded_val) <=
+                                    config.integer_tolerance):
+            print('var_val', var_val)
+            v_to.pprint()
+            v_to.set_value(rounded_val)
+        else:
+            raise