diff --git a/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pyutils.h b/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pyutils.h
index ccce2c43..18a220de 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pyutils.h
+++ b/libnymea-core/integrations/python/pyutils.h
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ PyObject *QVariantToPyObject(const QVariant &value)
 
     switch (value.type()) {
     case QVariant::Bool:
-        pyValue = PyBool_FromLong(*(long*)value.data());
+        pyValue = PyBool_FromLong(value.toBool());
         break;
     case QVariant::Int:
     case QVariant::UInt:
     case QVariant::LongLong:
     case QVariant::ULongLong:
-        pyValue = PyLong_FromLong(*(long*)value.data());
+        pyValue = PyLong_FromLong(value.toLongLong());
         break;
     case QVariant::String:
     case QVariant::ByteArray:
diff --git a/plugins/pymock/integrationpluginpymock.json b/plugins/pymock/integrationpluginpymock.json
index 727a061b..2f2ba295 100644
--- a/plugins/pymock/integrationpluginpymock.json
+++ b/plugins/pymock/integrationpluginpymock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             "name": "autoThingCount",
             "displayName": "Number of auto things",
             "type": "int",
-            "defaultValue": 0
+            "defaultValue": "fds"
         }
     ],
     "vendors": [
diff --git a/plugins/pymock/integrationpluginpymock.py b/plugins/pymock/integrationpluginpymock.py
index 862b75de..e81c29a8 100644
--- a/plugins/pymock/integrationpluginpymock.py
+++ b/plugins/pymock/integrationpluginpymock.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def configValueChanged(paramTypeId, value):
 
 
 def startMonitoringAutoThings():
-    logger.log("Start monitoring auto things. Already have", len(myThings()))
+    logger.log("Start monitoring auto things. Already have", len(myThings()), configValue(pyMockPluginAutoThingCountParamTypeId))
     for i in range(configValue(pyMockPluginAutoThingCountParamTypeId), len(myThings())):
         logger.log("auto thing")
 #        descriptor = nymea.