diff --git a/bbot/core/helpers/web/envelopes.py b/bbot/core/helpers/web/envelopes.py
index 093c036a6b..c000c5d1c0 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 [], str(data)
+            yield [], 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 str(data)
+        return data
 
     def set_subparam(self, key=None, value=None, recursive=True):
         envelope = self
diff --git a/bbot/modules/lightfuzz_submodules/base.py b/bbot/modules/lightfuzz_submodules/base.py
index 521cc18583..32d6d80336 100644
--- a/bbot/modules/lightfuzz_submodules/base.py
+++ b/bbot/modules/lightfuzz_submodules/base.py
@@ -228,10 +228,11 @@ def incoming_probe_value(self, populate_empty=True):
                 probe_value = self.lightfuzz.helpers.rand_string(10, numeric_only=True)
             else:
                 probe_value = ""
-        if not isinstance(probe_value, str):
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"incoming_probe_value should always be a string (got {type(probe_value)} / {probe_value})"
-            )
+        # if not isinstance(probe_value, str):
+        #     raise ValueError(
+        #         f"incoming_probe_value should always be a string (got {type(probe_value)} / {probe_value})"
+        #     )
+        probe_value = str(probe_value)
         return probe_value
 
     def outgoing_probe_value(self, outgoing_probe_value):