diff --git a/public/scripts/utils.js b/public/scripts/utils.js
index 647b81ce6..8f0ca59a7 100644
--- a/public/scripts/utils.js
+++ b/public/scripts/utils.js
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ export function convertValueType(value, type) {
         return value;
     }
 
-    type = type.trim().toLowerCase();
-
-    switch (type) {
+    switch (type.trim().toLowerCase()) {
         case 'string':
         case 'str':
             return String(value);