diff --git a/evennia/accounts/bots.py b/evennia/accounts/bots.py
index ca33e6a299..18043a9a52 100644
--- a/evennia/accounts/bots.py
+++ b/evennia/accounts/bots.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Bot(DefaultAccount):
                      "boot:perm(Admin);msg:false();noidletimeout:true()"
         self.locks.add(lockstring)
         # set the basics of being a bot
-        script_key = f"{self.key}"
+        script_key = f"{str(self.key)}"
         self.scripts.add(BotStarter, key=script_key)
         self.is_bot = True
 
diff --git a/evennia/accounts/manager.py b/evennia/accounts/manager.py
index 1b29803f95..f5f34f1aac 100644
--- a/evennia/accounts/manager.py
+++ b/evennia/accounts/manager.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class AccountDBManager(TypedObjectManager, UserManager):
             if callable(typeclass):
                 typeclass = f"{typeclass.__module__}.{typeclass.__name__}"
             else:
-                typeclass = f"{typeclass}"
+                typeclass = f"{str(typeclass)}"
             query["db_typeclass_path"] = typeclass
         if exact:
             matches = self.filter(**query)