diff --git a/wire/core/Sanitizer.php b/wire/core/Sanitizer.php
index 4be20356..f610f9fb 100644
--- a/wire/core/Sanitizer.php
+++ b/wire/core/Sanitizer.php
@@ -1823,9 +1823,11 @@ class Sanitizer extends Wire {
 			$value = "";
 		} else if(is_bool($value)) {
 			$value = $value ? "1" : "";
+		} else if(is_array($value)) {
+			$value = "array-" . count($value);
+		} else if(!is_string($value)) {
+			$value = (string) $value;
 		}
-		if(is_array($value)) $value = "array-" . count($value);
-		if(!is_string($value)) $value = (string) $value;
 		if(!is_null($sanitizer) && is_string($sanitizer) && (method_exists($this, $sanitizer) || method_exists($this, "___$sanitizer"))) {
 			$value = $this->$sanitizer($value);
 			if(!is_string($value)) $value = (string) $value;