diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fd6ec9f5..30d36565 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.16.1-develop2
+1.16.1-develop3
diff --git a/modules/meta.py b/modules/meta.py
index 9d44b9cf..b5d0c273 100644
--- a/modules/meta.py
+++ b/modules/meta.py
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ class MetadataFile(DataFile):
                         if auto_type in ["genre", "mood", "style", "country", "network", "year", "decade", "content_rating", "subtitle_language", "audio_language", "resolution"]:
                             search_tag = auto_type_translation[auto_type] if auto_type in auto_type_translation else auto_type
                             if auto_type in ["decade", "subtitle_language", "audio_language"]:
-                                auto_list = {i.key: i.title for i in library.get_tags(search_tag) if i.title not in exclude and i.key not in exclude}
+                                auto_list = {str(i.key): i.title for i in library.get_tags(search_tag) if str(i.title) not in exclude and str(i.key) not in exclude}
                             else:
-                                auto_list = {i.title: i.title for i in library.get_tags(search_tag) if i.title not in exclude}
+                                auto_list = {str(i.title): i.title for i in library.get_tags(search_tag) if str(i.title) not in exclude}
                             if library.is_music:
                                 default_template = {"smart_filter": {"limit": 50, "sort_by": "plays.desc", "any": {f"artist_{auto_type}": f"<<{auto_type}>>"}}}
                                 default_title_format = "Most Played <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s"
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class MetadataFile(DataFile):
                                 tmdb_id, tvdb_id, imdb_id = library.get_ids(item)
                                 tmdb_item = config.TMDb.get_item(item, tmdb_id, tvdb_id, imdb_id, is_movie=True)
                                 if tmdb_item and tmdb_item.collection and tmdb_item.collection.id not in exclude and tmdb_item.collection.name not in exclude:
-                                    auto_list[tmdb_item.collection.id] = tmdb_item.collection.name
+                                    auto_list[str(tmdb_item.collection.id)] = tmdb_item.collection.name
                             logger.exorcise()
                         elif auto_type == "original_language":
                             if not all_items:
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ class MetadataFile(DataFile):
                                     try:
                                         results = self.config.TMDb.search_people(role["name"])
                                         if results[0].id not in exclude:
-                                            auto_list[results[0].id] = results[0].name
+                                            auto_list[str(results[0].id)] = results[0].name
                                             person_count += 1
                                     except TMDbNotFound:
                                         logger.error(f"TMDb Error: Actor {role['name']} Not Found")
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ class MetadataFile(DataFile):
                         methods["title_override"] = methods.pop("post_format_override")
                     if "pre_format_override" in methods:
                         methods["key_name_override"] = methods.pop("pre_format_override")
-                    title_override = util.parse("Config", "title_override", dynamic, parent=map_name, methods=methods, datatype="dict") if "title_override" in methods else {}
-                    key_name_override = util.parse("Config", "key_name_override", dynamic, parent=map_name, methods=methods, datatype="dict") if "key_name_override" in methods else {}
+                    title_override = util.parse("Config", "title_override", dynamic, parent=map_name, methods=methods, datatype="strdict") if "title_override" in methods else {}
+                    key_name_override = util.parse("Config", "key_name_override", dynamic, parent=map_name, methods=methods, datatype="strdict") if "key_name_override" in methods else {}
                     test = util.parse("Config", "test", dynamic, parent=map_name, methods=methods, default=False, datatype="bool") if "test" in methods else False
                     sync = util.parse("Config", "sync", dynamic, parent=map_name, methods=methods, default=False, datatype="bool") if "sync" in methods else False
                     if "<<library_type>>" in title_format:
diff --git a/modules/tmdb.py b/modules/tmdb.py
index d47ac9ff..34e99e43 100644
--- a/modules/tmdb.py
+++ b/modules/tmdb.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class TMDb:
         except TMDbException as e:      raise Failed(f"TMDb Error: No List found for TMDb ID {tmdb_id}: {e}")
 
     def get_popular_people(self, limit):
-        return {p.id: p.name for p in self.TMDb.popular_people().get_results(limit)}
+        return {str(p.id): p.name for p in self.TMDb.popular_people().get_results(limit)}
 
     def search_people(self, name):
         return self.TMDb.people_search(name)
diff --git a/modules/trakt.py b/modules/trakt.py
index d290013f..51ecd59c 100644
--- a/modules/trakt.py
+++ b/modules/trakt.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Trakt:
         return self._parse(items, typeless=pagenation == "popular", item_type="movie" if is_movie else "show")
 
     def get_people(self, data):
-        return {i[0][0]: i[0][1] for i in self._user_list(data) if i[1] == "tmdb_person"}
+        return {str(i[0][0]): i[0][1] for i in self._user_list(data) if i[1] == "tmdb_person"}
 
     def validate_trakt(self, trakt_lists, is_movie, trakt_type="list"):
         values = util.get_list(trakt_lists, split=False)
diff --git a/modules/util.py b/modules/util.py
index f872588e..85e2a83f 100644
--- a/modules/util.py
+++ b/modules/util.py
@@ -438,12 +438,14 @@ def parse(error, attribute, data, datatype=None, methods=None, parent=None, defa
             else:
                 raise Failed(f"{error} Error: {display} {dict_data} is not a dictionary")
         return final_list
-    elif datatype in ["dict", "dictlist", "dictdict"]:
+    elif datatype in ["dict", "dictlist", "dictdict", "strdict"]:
         if isinstance(value, dict):
             if datatype == "dict":
                 return value
             elif datatype == "dictlist":
                 return {k: v if isinstance(v, list) else [v] for k, v in value.items()}
+            elif datatype == "strdict":
+                return {str(k): str(v) for k, v in value.items()}
             else:
                 final_dict = {}
                 for dict_key, dict_data in value.items():