diff --git a/bbot/core/helpers/web/envelopes.py b/bbot/core/helpers/web/envelopes.py
index c000c5d1c0..093c036a6b 100644
--- a/bbot/core/helpers/web/envelopes.py
+++ b/bbot/core/helpers/web/envelopes.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def get_subparams(self, key=None, data=None, recursive=True):
                 else:
                     yield full_key, v
         else:
-            yield [], data
+            yield [], str(data)
 
     def get_subparam(self, key=None, recursive=True):
         if key is None:
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def get_subparam(self, key=None, recursive=True):
         else:
             for segment in key:
                 data = data[segment]
-        return data
+        return str(data)
 
     def set_subparam(self, key=None, value=None, recursive=True):
         envelope = self