diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/utils.py b/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/utils.py
index c451c938..a6b5069b 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/utils.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/utils.py
@@ -403,13 +403,17 @@ def replace_arg_db_values(
     elif value is True or value is False:
         return format_shell_bool(value, shell)
 
-    # for primary keys and float fields (like boot_time)
-    elif isinstance(value, int) or isinstance(value, float):
-        return str(value)
-
     elif isinstance(value, dict):
         return json.dumps(value)
 
+    # return str for everything else
+    try:
+        ret = str(value)
+    except Exception:
+        ret = ""
+
+    return ret
+
 
 def format_shell_array(value: list[str]) -> str:
     temp_string = ""