diff --git a/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index 388618b8d..65563bd2e 100644
--- a/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/core/Elsa.Core/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace Elsa
 
         public static object Parse(this string value, Type targetType)
         {
-            if (typeof(string) == targetType || targetType == default)
+            if (typeof(string) == targetType || typeof(object) == targetType || targetType == default)
                 return value;
             
             var converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(targetType);