diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4384f053..388e8f5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "author": "PubNub",
   "name": "chat-engine",
-  "version": "0.9.7",
+  "version": "0.9.10",
   "description": "ChatEngine",
   "main": "dist/chat-engine.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/components/user.js b/src/components/user.js
index 28c27405..31a9ae30 100644
--- a/src/components/user.js
+++ b/src/components/user.js
@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@ class User extends Emitter {
          @readonly
          @type String
          */
-
-        if (typeof uuid !== 'string') {
-            this.chatEngine.throwError(this, 'trigger', 'construct', new Error('UUID must be of type string'));
-        }
-
-        this.uuid = uuid;
+        this.uuid = uuid.toString();
 
         /**
          * Gets the user state. See {@link Me#update} for how to assign state values.