1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/com/p4square/grow/provider/JsonEncodedProvider.java b/src/com/p4square/grow/provider/JsonEncodedProvider.java
index 7651443..500f761 100644
--- a/src/com/p4square/grow/provider/JsonEncodedProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/p4square/grow/provider/JsonEncodedProvider.java
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ public abstract class JsonEncodedProvider<V> {
      * @throws IOException if the object cannot be encoded.
      */
     protected String encode(V obj) throws IOException {
+        if (mClazz == String.class) {
+            return (String) obj;
+        }
+
         return MAPPER.writeValueAsString(obj);
     }
 
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@ public abstract class JsonEncodedProvider<V> {
             return null;
         }
 
+        if (mClazz == String.class) {
+            return (V) blob;
+        }
+
         V obj;
         if (mClazz != null) {
             obj = MAPPER.readValue(blob, mClazz);