diff --git a/awips/dataaccess/PyGeometryData.py b/awips/dataaccess/PyGeometryData.py
index 8cbe95c..4689cce 100644
--- a/awips/dataaccess/PyGeometryData.py
+++ b/awips/dataaccess/PyGeometryData.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class PyGeometryData(IGeometryData, PyData.PyData):
 
     def getString(self, param):
         value = self.__dataMap[param][0]
-        return str(value)
+        return value
 
     def getNumber(self, param):
         value = self.__dataMap[param][0]