# Invalid type of argument

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/invalid-type-of-argument/10286>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [March 8, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/invalid-type-of-argument/10286 "2019-03-08T16:32:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ype](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ype/32/8406_2.png) [@Ype](https://community.homey.app/u/Ype)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/invalid-type-of-argument/10286/1 "2019-03-08T16:32:47Z")

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anyone knows why i get this error on an old flow witch worked wel for a long time.  
Now it stopt working and i can not edit it save it or test it  
I get an error  
“invalid type for argument value. Expected string but got number”

 ![53](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/4/493e154bf388fac66b8f9ffa7a9e44b65780c4ff.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![StyleRemains](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/styleremains/32/474_2.png) [@StyleRemains](https://community.homey.app/u/StyleRemains)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/invalid-type-of-argument/10286/2 "2019-03-08T16:44:36Z")

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Had a similar problem, in the end I do think that i solved it by reinitializing the countdown card.