diff --git a/server/jsonrpc/jsontypes.cpp b/server/jsonrpc/jsontypes.cpp
index 4b67ff35..a9b3c715 100644
--- a/server/jsonrpc/jsontypes.cpp
+++ b/server/jsonrpc/jsontypes.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ QVariantMap JsonTypes::packStateType(const StateType &stateType)
     QVariantMap variantMap;
     variantMap.insert("id", stateType.id());
     variantMap.insert("name", stateType.name());
-    variantMap.insert("type", QVariant::typeToName(stateType.type()));
+    variantMap.insert("type", basicTypeToString(stateType.type()));
     variantMap.insert("defaultValue", stateType.defaultValue());
 
     if(stateType.unit() != Types::UnitNone) {
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ QVariantMap JsonTypes::packParamType(const ParamType &paramType)
 {
     QVariantMap variantMap;
     variantMap.insert("name", paramType.name());
-    variantMap.insert("type", QVariant::typeToName(paramType.type()));
+    variantMap.insert("type", basicTypeToString(paramType.type()));
     // optional
     if (paramType.defaultValue().isValid()) {
         variantMap.insert("defaultValue", paramType.defaultValue());
@@ -797,6 +797,36 @@ QVariantList JsonTypes::packPlugins()
     return pluginsList;
 }
 
+QString JsonTypes::basicTypeToString(const QVariant::Type &type)
+{
+    switch (type) {
+    case QVariant::Uuid:
+        return "Uuid";
+        break;
+    case QVariant::String:
+        return "String";
+        break;
+    case QVariant::Int:
+        return "Int";
+        break;
+    case QVariant::UInt:
+        return "UInt";
+        break;
+    case QVariant::Double:
+        return "Double";
+        break;
+    case QVariant::Bool:
+        return "Bool";
+        break;
+    case QVariant::Color:
+        return "Color";
+        break;
+    default:
+        return QVariant::typeToName(type);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
 Param JsonTypes::unpackParam(const QVariantMap &paramMap)
 {
     if (paramMap.keys().count() == 0) {
diff --git a/server/jsonrpc/jsontypes.h b/server/jsonrpc/jsontypes.h
index 1688a570..6f5fe763 100644
--- a/server/jsonrpc/jsontypes.h
+++ b/server/jsonrpc/jsontypes.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
     DECLARE_OBJECT(ruleDescription, "RuleDescription")
     DECLARE_OBJECT(logEntry, "LogEntry")
 
-    // pack types
+    // pack types    
     static QVariantMap packEventType(const EventType &eventType);
     static QVariantMap packEvent(const Event &event);
     static QVariantMap packEventDescriptor(const EventDescriptor &event);
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ public:
     static QVariantList packEventTypes(const DeviceClass &deviceClass);
     static QVariantList packPlugins();
 
+    static QString basicTypeToString(const QVariant::Type &type);
 
     // unpack Types
     static Param unpackParam(const QVariantMap &paramMap);