diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6cdb942d..f14f845f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Next
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed an edge case where the LLM can output a property with type 'map', which was causing errors during import as it is not a valid property type in Neo4j.
+
+
 ## 1.9.1
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/graph_pruning.py b/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/graph_pruning.py
index c8bf647f..62ec209f 100644
--- a/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/graph_pruning.py
+++ b/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/graph_pruning.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 import enum
+import json
 import logging
 from typing import Optional, Any, TypeVar, Generic, Union
 
@@ -391,11 +392,15 @@ def _enforce_properties(
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Enforce properties:
+        - Ensure property type: for now, just prevent having invalid property types (e.g. map)
         - Filter out those that are not in schema (i.e., valid properties) if allowed properties is False.
         - Check that all required properties are present and not null.
         """
-        filtered_properties = self._filter_properties(
+        type_safe_properties = self._ensure_property_types(
             item.properties,
+        )
+        filtered_properties = self._filter_properties(
+            type_safe_properties,
             schema_item.properties,
             schema_item.additional_properties,
             item.token,  # label or type
@@ -453,3 +458,19 @@ def _check_required_properties(
             if filtered_properties.get(req_prop) is None:
                 missing_required_properties.append(req_prop)
         return missing_required_properties
+
+    def _ensure_property_types(
+        self,
+        filtered_properties: dict[str, Any],
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        type_safe_properties = {}
+        for prop_name, prop_value in filtered_properties.items():
+            if isinstance(prop_value, dict):
+                # just ensure the type will not raise error on insert, while preserving data
+                type_safe_properties[prop_name] = json.dumps(prop_value, default=str)
+                continue
+
+            # this is where we could check types of other properties
+            # but keep it simple for now
+            type_safe_properties[prop_name] = prop_value
+        return type_safe_properties
diff --git a/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/schema.py b/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/schema.py
index 8e3855dd..7826cbd1 100644
--- a/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/schema.py
+++ b/src/neo4j_graphrag/experimental/components/schema.py
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ def validate_additional_properties(self) -> Self:
             )
         return self
 
+    def property_type_from_name(self, name: str) -> Optional[PropertyType]:
+        for prop in self.properties:
+            if prop.name == name:
+                return prop
+        return None
+
 
 class RelationshipType(BaseModel):
     """
@@ -141,6 +147,12 @@ def validate_additional_properties(self) -> Self:
             )
         return self
 
+    def property_type_from_name(self, name: str) -> Optional[PropertyType]:
+        for prop in self.properties:
+            if prop.name == name:
+                return prop
+        return None
+
 
 class GraphSchema(DataModel):
     """This model represents the expected
diff --git a/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_graph_pruning.py b/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_graph_pruning.py
index 4aee8949..f9141945 100644
--- a/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_graph_pruning.py
+++ b/tests/unit/experimental/components/test_graph_pruning.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #  limitations under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import datetime
 from typing import Any, Optional
 from unittest.mock import ANY, Mock, patch
 
@@ -101,6 +102,44 @@ def test_graph_pruning_filter_properties(
     assert filtered_properties == expected_filtered_properties
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "properties, expected_filtered_properties",
+    [
+        (
+            # all good, no bad types
+            {
+                "name": "John Does",
+                "age": 25,
+                "is_active": True,
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "John Does",
+                "age": 25,
+                "is_active": True,
+            },
+        ),
+        (
+            # map must be serialized
+            {
+                "age": {"dob": datetime.date(2000, 1, 1), "age_in_2025": 25},
+            },
+            {
+                "age": '{"dob": "2000-01-01", "age_in_2025": 25}',
+            },
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_graph_pruning_ensure_property_type(
+    properties: dict[str, Any],
+    expected_filtered_properties: dict[str, Any],
+) -> None:
+    pruner = GraphPruning()
+    type_safe_properties = pruner._ensure_property_types(
+        properties,
+    )
+    assert type_safe_properties == expected_filtered_properties
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def node_type_no_properties() -> NodeType:
     return NodeType(label="Person")