diff --git a/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldPage/InputfieldPage.module b/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldPage/InputfieldPage.module
index 0d080082..c387da8b 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldPage/InputfieldPage.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Inputfield/InputfieldPage/InputfieldPage.module
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ class InputfieldPage extends Inputfield implements ConfigurableModule {
 
 		$user = $this->wire()->user; 
 		$key = "_{$this->name}_add_items";
-		$value = trim($input->$key); 
+		$value = trim((string) $input->$key); 
 		
 		if(empty($value)) return;
 
diff --git a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageSearch/ProcessPageSearch.module b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageSearch/ProcessPageSearch.module
index ebcbb05a..4f52f87e 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageSearch/ProcessPageSearch.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Process/ProcessPageSearch/ProcessPageSearch.module
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ class ProcessPageSearch extends Process implements ConfigurableModule {
 		$selector = ''; // for regular ProcessPageSearch
 		
 		// search query text
-		$q = $input->whitelist('q');
+		$q = (string) $input->whitelist('q');
 		if(strlen($q)) { 
 			// GET vars "property" or "field" can used interchangably
 			if($input->whitelist('property')) {