diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatter.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatter.java
index 5b176bbc..726ceea4 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatter.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/QValueFormatter.java
@@ -490,6 +490,13 @@ public class QValueFormatter
             {
                adornmentValues = fileDownloadAdornment.get().getValues();
             }
+            else
+            {
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               // don't change blobs unless they are file-downloads //
+               ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               continue;
+            }
 
             String fileNameField    = ValueUtils.getValueAsString(adornmentValues.get(AdornmentType.FileDownloadValues.FILE_NAME_FIELD));
             String fileNameFormat   = ValueUtils.getValueAsString(adornmentValues.get(AdornmentType.FileDownloadValues.FILE_NAME_FORMAT));