diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f47ca5b..7543fe6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "scanner-cli"
-version = "1.0.4"
+version = "1.0.5"
 description = "CLI tool to read barcodes via stdin and route them to REST endpoints based on configurable modes."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "Passlick Development", email = "hello@passlickdev.com" }]
diff --git a/scanner_cli/main.py b/scanner_cli/main.py
index 5bfd89e..0585b82 100644
--- a/scanner_cli/main.py
+++ b/scanner_cli/main.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def schedule_timeout():
                                 evaluated = extra
                         else:
                             evaluated = extra
-                        payload["input"] = sanitize_input(evaluated)
+                        payload["input"] = sanitize_input(str(evaluated))
                         payload["action"] = "scan+input"
 
                 try: