diff --git a/modules/softwareintegration/network/messagehandler.cpp b/modules/softwareintegration/network/messagehandler.cpp
index 8a02610a49..3201e985d0 100644
--- a/modules/softwareintegration/network/messagehandler.cpp
+++ b/modules/softwareintegration/network/messagehandler.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ bool handleDateValue(
             global::scriptEngine->queueScript(
                 fmt::format(
                     "openspace.setPropertyValueSingle('Scene.{}.Renderable.{}', {});",
-                    identifier, propertyName, newDate
+                    identifier, propertyName, ghoul::to_string(newDate)
                 ),
                 scripting::ScriptEngine::RemoteScripting::Yes
             );
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ bool handleStringValue(
         if (!property) return;
 
         // Update string property of renderable
-        auto currentStringValue = property->getStringValue();
+        auto currentStringValue = property->stringValue();
         if (newStringValue != currentStringValue) {
             global::scriptEngine->queueScript(
                 fmt::format(
@@ -574,10 +574,7 @@ bool handleStringValue(
     return true;
 }
 
-void handleDataMessage(const std::vector<std::byte>& message, std::shared_ptr<SoftwareConnection> connection) {
-    // LDEBUG(fmt::format("Message recieved on connection {}... New Data", connectionPtr->id()));
-    // will_send_message = false
-    
+void handleDataMessage(const std::vector<std::byte>& message, std::shared_ptr<SoftwareConnection> connection) {    
     size_t offset = 0;
     std::string identifier;
 
@@ -884,7 +881,7 @@ void handleMessage(IncomingMessage& incomingMessage) {
                 break;
             }
 
-            std::string sendBack = fmt::format("{}{}", software, simp::DELIM);
+            std::string sendBack = software + simp::DELIM;
 
             // Send back message to software to complete handshake            
             std::vector<std::byte> subject;
diff --git a/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.cpp b/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.cpp
index 1f9cb03aa8..cb29b1d796 100644
--- a/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.cpp
+++ b/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void SoftwareConnection::handleOutgoingMessages() {
                 size_t subjectBufferOffset = 0;
                 subjectBuffer.clear();
                 std::string subjectPrefixString = fmt::format(
-                    "{}{}{}{}", identifier, simp::DELIM, guiNameProp->getStringValue(), simp::DELIM
+                    "{}{}{}{}", identifier, simp::DELIM, guiNameProp->stringValue(), simp::DELIM
                 );
                 simp::toByteBuffer(subjectBuffer, subjectBufferOffset, subjectPrefixString);
 
diff --git a/modules/softwareintegration/session/session.cpp b/modules/softwareintegration/session/session.cpp
index b39d999ae2..247ef88d87 100644
--- a/modules/softwareintegration/session/session.cpp
+++ b/modules/softwareintegration/session/session.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ bool softwareintegration::Session::saveSession(const std::string& wantedFileName
 
             assetFile << INDENT << "{\n"
                       << INDENT << INDENT << "GUI = {\n"
-                      << INDENT << INDENT << INDENT << "Name = " << r->property("Name")->getStringValue() << ",\n"
+                      << INDENT << INDENT << INDENT << "Name = " << r->property("Name")->stringValue() << ",\n"
                       << INDENT << INDENT << INDENT << "Path = \"/Software Integration\"" << "\n"
                       << INDENT << INDENT << "},\n"
                       << INDENT << INDENT << "Identifier = \"" << identifier << "\",\n"
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ bool softwareintegration::Session::saveSession(const std::string& wantedFileName
                 assetFile << INDENT << INDENT << INDENT
                           << p->identifier() << " = ";
 
-                std::string valueAsString = p->getStringValue();
+                std::string valueAsString = p->stringValue();
                 
                 if (std::string{ p->type().name() }.find("string") == std::string::npos) {
                     for(