diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/languageextensions/GsonExtensions.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/languageextensions/GsonExtensions.kt
index b08d66de..a04fdbd0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/languageextensions/GsonExtensions.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/axay/kspigot/languageextensions/GsonExtensions.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.net.URL
 
 internal fun JsonObject.getStringOrNull(key: String): String? {
     return try {
-        this[key].toString()
+        this[key].asString
     } catch (exc: Exception) {
         null
     }