diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/ValueUtils.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/ValueUtils.java
index 8adee919..48f9158d 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/ValueUtils.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/ValueUtils.java
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ public class ValueUtils
       {
          return (s);
       }
+      else if(value instanceof byte[] ba)
+      {
+         return (new String(ba));
+      }
       else
       {
          return (String.valueOf(value));
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/ValueUtilsTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/ValueUtilsTest.java
index 5508a0ee..82cd1be0 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/ValueUtilsTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/ValueUtilsTest.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class ValueUtilsTest extends BaseTest
       assertEquals("1", ValueUtils.getValueAsString(1));
       assertEquals("1", ValueUtils.getValueAsString(1));
       assertEquals("1.10", ValueUtils.getValueAsString(new BigDecimal("1.10")));
+      assertEquals("ABC", ValueUtils.getValueAsString(new byte[] { 65, 66, 67 }));
    }