diff --git a/olcut-core/src/main/java/com/oracle/labs/mlrg/olcut/provenance/ProvenanceUtil.java b/olcut-core/src/main/java/com/oracle/labs/mlrg/olcut/provenance/ProvenanceUtil.java
index caa3ada1..53229bf0 100644
--- a/olcut-core/src/main/java/com/oracle/labs/mlrg/olcut/provenance/ProvenanceUtil.java
+++ b/olcut-core/src/main/java/com/oracle/labs/mlrg/olcut/provenance/ProvenanceUtil.java
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ private static String formattedProvenanceString(ObjectProvenance prov, int depth
      */
     private static void formatProvenance(Provenance innerProv, StringBuilder builder, String tabs, int depth) {
         if (innerProv instanceof PrimitiveProvenance) {
-            builder.append(((PrimitiveProvenance<?>)innerProv).getValue().toString());
+            builder.append(((PrimitiveProvenance<?>)innerProv).getValue());
         } else if (innerProv instanceof ListProvenance) {
             ListProvenance<?> listProv = (ListProvenance<?>) innerProv;
             if (listProv.getList().isEmpty()) {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public static Map<String, Object> convertToMap(ObjectProvenance prov) {
      */
     private static Object innerConvertToMap(Provenance prov) {
         if (prov instanceof PrimitiveProvenance) {
-            return ((PrimitiveProvenance<?>)prov).getValue().toString();
+            return String.valueOf(((PrimitiveProvenance<?>)prov).getValue());
         } else if (prov instanceof ListProvenance) {
             ListProvenance<?> listProv = (ListProvenance<?>) prov;
             if (listProv.getList().isEmpty()) {