diff --git a/src/MOI_wrapper.jl b/src/MOI_wrapper.jl
index c6d7ea4..c74abb8 100644
--- a/src/MOI_wrapper.jl
+++ b/src/MOI_wrapper.jl
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function DualOptimizer(dual_optimizer::OT) where {OT <: MOI.ModelLike}
 end
 
 function DualOptimizer{T}(dual_optimizer::OT) where {T, OT <: MOI.ModelLike}
-    dual_problem = DualProblem{T}(MOIB.full_bridge_optimizer(MOIU.CachingOptimizer(DualizableModel{T}(), dual_optimizer), T))
+    dual_problem = DualProblem{T}(MOIB.full_bridge_optimizer(MOIU.CachingOptimizer(MOIU.UniversalFallback(DualizableModel{T}()), dual_optimizer), T))
     # discover the type of MOIU.CachingOptimizer(DualizableModel{T}(), dual_optimizer)
     OptimizerType = typeof(dual_problem.dual_model)
     return DualOptimizer{T, OptimizerType}(dual_problem)
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ function MOI.get(optimizer::DualOptimizer, ::MOI.DualStatus)
     return MOI.get(optimizer.dual_problem.dual_model, MOI.PrimalStatus())
 end
 
+function MOI.set(optimizer::DualOptimizer, attr::MOI.AbstractOptimizerAttribute, value)
+    return MOI.set(optimizer.dual_problem.dual_model, attr, value)
+end
 function MOI.get(optimizer::DualOptimizer, attr::Union{MOI.AbstractModelAttribute, MOI.AbstractOptimizerAttribute})
     return MOI.get(optimizer.dual_problem.dual_model, attr)
 end
diff --git a/test/Tests/test_MOI_wrapper.jl b/test/Tests/test_MOI_wrapper.jl
index 631806a..910fa69 100644
--- a/test/Tests/test_MOI_wrapper.jl
+++ b/test/Tests/test_MOI_wrapper.jl
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
     end
 
     @testset "attributes" begin
+        for optimizer in [dual_conic_optimizer; dual_linear_optimizer]
+            before = MOI.get(optimizer, MOI.Silent())
+            MOI.set(optimizer, MOI.Silent(), !before)
+            @test MOI.get(optimizer, MOI.Silent()) == !before
+            MOI.set(optimizer, MOI.Silent(), before)
+            @test MOI.get(optimizer, MOI.Silent()) == before
+        end
         for i in eachindex(dual_conic_optimizer)
             @test MOI.get(dual_conic_optimizer[i], MOI.SolverName()) ==
                 "Dual model with $(MOI.get(primal_conic_optimizer[i], MOI.SolverName())) attached"