diff --git a/front/deviceDetails.php b/front/deviceDetails.php
index faba9739..f090b4b1 100755
--- a/front/deviceDetails.php
+++ b/front/deviceDetails.php
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ function getDeviceData (readAllData=false) {
 
       // Name
       if (deviceData['dev_Owner'] == null || deviceData['dev_Owner'] == '' ||
-      (deviceData['dev_Name']).indexOf (deviceData['dev_Owner']) != -1 )  {
+      (deviceData['dev_Name'].toString()).indexOf (deviceData['dev_Owner']) != -1 )  {
         $('#pageTitle').html (deviceData['dev_Name']);
       } else {
         $('#pageTitle').html (deviceData['dev_Name'] + ' ('+ deviceData['dev_Owner'] +')');
diff --git a/pialert/scanners/pholusscan.py b/pialert/scanners/pholusscan.py
index 0f9e9fc1..17fc3a64 100755
--- a/pialert/scanners/pholusscan.py
+++ b/pialert/scanners/pholusscan.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def cleanResult(str):
     if str.endswith('.'):
         str = str[:-1]
 
-    return str
+    return str(str)
 
 
 # Disclaimer - I'm interfacing with a script I didn't write (pholus3.py) so it's possible I'm missing types of answers