diff --git a/skit_calls/calls.py b/skit_calls/calls.py
index 58f299f..3a33608 100644
--- a/skit_calls/calls.py
+++ b/skit_calls/calls.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 from skit_calls import constants as const
 from skit_calls.data import mutators, query
 from skit_calls.data.model import Turn
-from skit_calls.utils import convert_str_to_int_list
 
 def save_turns_in_memory(stream: Iterable[Dict[str, Any]]) -> pd.DataFrame:
     return pd.DataFrame(list(stream))
@@ -146,11 +145,9 @@ def sample(
     :rtype: str
     """
     start_time = time.time()
-    logger.info(f"Flow ids: {flow_ids}")
-    flow_ids = convert_str_to_int_list(flow_ids)
     random_id_limit = min(30*call_quantity, 75000)
     all_call_ids = []
-    org_ids = convert_str_to_int_list(org_ids)
+    logger.info(f"Flow ids: {flow_ids}")
     for flow_id in flow_ids:
         flow_id_list = []
         flow_id_list.append(flow_id)
diff --git a/skit_calls/cli.py b/skit_calls/cli.py
index 4c15652..d3ee20e 100644
--- a/skit_calls/cli.py
+++ b/skit_calls/cli.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 from skit_calls import calls
 from skit_calls import constants as const
-from skit_calls import utils
+from skit_calls.utils import configure_logger, process_ids_to_int
 
 
 def to_datetime(date_string: Optional[str]) -> datetime:
@@ -282,6 +282,13 @@ def random_sample_calls(args: argparse.Namespace) -> Union[str, pd.DataFrame]:
     args.start_date, args.end_date = process_date_filters(
         args.start_date, args.end_date, timezone=args.timezone
     )
+    
+    args.flow_ids = process_ids_to_int(args.flow_ids)
+    args.org_ids = process_ids_to_int(args.org_ids)
+    
+    logger.info(f"args.flow_id {args.flow_ids}")
+    logger.info(f"args.org_ids {args.org_ids}")
+    
     validate_date_ranges(args.start_date, args.end_date)
     start = time.time()
     maybe_df = calls.sample(
@@ -313,7 +320,7 @@ def random_sample_calls(args: argparse.Namespace) -> Union[str, pd.DataFrame]:
 
 
 def cmd_to_str(args: argparse.Namespace) -> str:
-    utils.configure_logger(args.verbose)
+    configure_logger(args.verbose)
 
     maybe_df = None
     if args.command == "sample":
diff --git a/skit_calls/utils.py b/skit_calls/utils.py
index d56004f..fe18082 100644
--- a/skit_calls/utils.py
+++ b/skit_calls/utils.py
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ def optimal_paging_params(total_count: int, page_size: int, delay: int) -> Tuple
         page_size //= 1.8
     return int(page_size), delay
 
-def convert_str_to_int_list(str_values):
+def process_ids_to_int(str_values):
     int_list = []
-    if str_values and len(str_values[0])>0:
+    if str_values and isinstance(str_values[0], str):
         str_list = str_values[0].strip("[]").split(',')
         int_list = [int(value) for value in str_list]
     return int_list
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