diff --git a/resources/lib/pkc_listitem.py b/resources/lib/pkc_listitem.py
index f84b28e5..015b9d1a 100644
--- a/resources/lib/pkc_listitem.py
+++ b/resources/lib/pkc_listitem.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
 from xbmcgui import ListItem
 
+from . import utils
+
 
 def convert_pkc_to_listitem(pkc_listitem):
     """
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ def convert_pkc_to_listitem(pkc_listitem):
     if data['art']:
         listitem.setArt(data['art'])
     for key, value in data['property'].iteritems():
-        listitem.setProperty(key, value)
+        listitem.setProperty(key, utils.cast(str, value))
     if data['subtitles']:
         listitem.setSubtitles(data['subtitles'])
     return listitem