diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/PropertyValueEditor.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/PropertyValueEditor.cs
index 66a316fd0f..28adeb7663 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/PropertyValueEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/PropertyValueEditor.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Manifest;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
@@ -176,6 +176,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors
         /// <returns></returns>
         internal Attempt<object> TryConvertValueToCrlType(object value)
         {
+            var jv = value as JValue;
+            if (jv != null)
+            {
+                value = value.ToString();
+            }
+
             //this is a custom check to avoid any errors, if it's a string and it's empty just make it null
             var s = value as string;
             if (s != null)
@@ -391,4 +397,4 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}