diff --git a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Converters/Json/ParsableStringValueJsonConverter.cs b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Converters/Json/ParsableStringValueJsonConverter.cs
index ac1ab51e..a8d438b3 100644
--- a/StabilityMatrix.Core/Converters/Json/ParsableStringValueJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/StabilityMatrix.Core/Converters/Json/ParsableStringValueJsonConverter.cs
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ public class ParsableStringValueJsonConverter<
         JsonSerializerOptions options
     )
     {
-        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.String)
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.PropertyName)
         {
-            throw new JsonException();
+            throw new JsonException("Unexpected token type");
         }
 
         var value = reader.GetString();
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ public class ParsableStringValueJsonConverter<
 
         if (value is IFormattable formattable)
         {
-            writer.WriteStringValue(formattable.ToString(null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+            writer.WritePropertyName(formattable.ToString(null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
         }
         else
         {
-            writer.WriteStringValue(value.ToString());
+            writer.WritePropertyName(value.ToString());
         }
     }
 }