diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/processes/RunBackendStepAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/processes/RunBackendStepAction.java
index bc0c205c..4d3e5faf 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/processes/RunBackendStepAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/processes/RunBackendStepAction.java
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ public class RunBackendStepAction
             //////////////////////////////////////////////////
             // look for record ids in the input data values //
             //////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            String recordIds = (String) runBackendStepInput.getValue("recordIds");
+            String recordIds = runBackendStepInput.getValueString("recordIds");
             if(recordIds == null)
             {
-               recordIds = (String) runBackendStepInput.getValue("recordId");
+               recordIds = runBackendStepInput.getValueString("recordId");
             }
 
             ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////