diff --git a/kiss_and_db.py b/kiss_and_db.py
index ba7ac9b..395d6cb 100644
--- a/kiss_and_db.py
+++ b/kiss_and_db.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def main():
                         b = a['subpacket'] # make a copy 
                         a['subpacket'] = str(a['subpacket']) # turn the original to a string
                         b['party'] = 3
+                        b['path'] = str(b['path'])
                         b['header_raw'] = a['raw'].split("}", 1)[0] # just the first part
                         b['station_call'] = config['Settings']['station_call']
                         b['station_lat'] = config['Settings']['station_lat']