diff --git a/DUI3-DX/Converters/ArcGIS/Speckle.Converters.ArcGIS3/Utils/ArcGISFieldUtils.cs b/DUI3-DX/Converters/ArcGIS/Speckle.Converters.ArcGIS3/Utils/ArcGISFieldUtils.cs
index 2e89367c1a..4e08814da5 100644
--- a/DUI3-DX/Converters/ArcGIS/Speckle.Converters.ArcGIS3/Utils/ArcGISFieldUtils.cs
+++ b/DUI3-DX/Converters/ArcGIS/Speckle.Converters.ArcGIS3/Utils/ArcGISFieldUtils.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ public List<FieldDescription> GetFieldsFromSpeckleLayer(VectorLayer target)
     {
       // get all members by default, but only Dynamic ones from the basic geometry
       Dictionary<string, object?> members = new();
+
+      // leave out until we decide which properties to support on Receive
+      /*
       if (baseObj.speckle_type.StartsWith("Objects.Geometry"))
       {
         members = baseObj.GetMembers(DynamicBaseMemberType.Dynamic);
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ public List<FieldDescription> GetFieldsFromSpeckleLayer(VectorLayer target)
       {
         members = baseObj.GetMembers(DynamicBaseMemberType.All);
       }
+      */
 
       foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object?> field in members)
       {
diff --git a/DUI3-DX/Converters/ArcGIS/Speckle.Converters.ArcGIS3/Utils/GISAttributeFieldType.cs b/DUI3-DX/Converters/ArcGIS/Speckle.Converters.ArcGIS3/Utils/GISAttributeFieldType.cs
index 26ec2be6ac..68964da09a 100644
--- a/DUI3-DX/Converters/ArcGIS/Speckle.Converters.ArcGIS3/Utils/GISAttributeFieldType.cs
+++ b/DUI3-DX/Converters/ArcGIS/Speckle.Converters.ArcGIS3/Utils/GISAttributeFieldType.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public static FieldType FieldTypeToNative(object fieldType)
       {
         return fieldType switch
         {
-          FieldType.String => value.ToString(),
+          FieldType.String => Convert.ToString(value),
           FieldType.Single => Convert.ToSingle(value),
           FieldType.Integer => Convert.ToInt32(value), // need this step because sent "ints" seem to be received as "longs"
           FieldType.BigInteger => Convert.ToInt64(value),