diff --git a/pkg/datadogunifi/events.go b/pkg/datadogunifi/events.go
index 07200ad4..aa38de94 100644
--- a/pkg/datadogunifi/events.go
+++ b/pkg/datadogunifi/events.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (u *DatadogUnifi) batchIDS(r report, i *unifi.IDS) { // nolint:dupl
 		"usg_ip":                i.USGIP,
 		"proto":                 i.Proto,
 		"key":                   i.Key,
-		"catname":               i.Catname,
+		"catname":               i.Catname.String(),
 		"app_proto":             i.AppProto,
 		"action":                i.InnerAlertAction,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/influxunifi/events.go b/pkg/influxunifi/events.go
index 1d4476bf..1d791a5c 100644
--- a/pkg/influxunifi/events.go
+++ b/pkg/influxunifi/events.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (u *InfluxUnifi) batchIDS(r report, i *unifi.IDS) { // nolint:dupl
 			"usgip":      i.USGIP,
 			"proto":      i.Proto,
 			"key":        i.Key,
-			"catname":    i.Catname,
+			"catname":    i.Catname.String(),
 			"app_proto":  i.AppProto,
 			"action":     i.InnerAlertAction,
 		}),
diff --git a/pkg/lokiunifi/report_ids.go b/pkg/lokiunifi/report_ids.go
index 3ad4fd80..53ee384e 100644
--- a/pkg/lokiunifi/report_ids.go
+++ b/pkg/lokiunifi/report_ids.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (r *Report) IDS(event *unifi.IDS, logs *Logs) {
 			"host":             event.Host,
 			"site_name":        event.SiteName,
 			"subsystem":        event.Subsystem,
-			"category":         event.Catname,
+			"category":         event.Catname.String(),
 			"event_type":       event.EventType,
 			"key":              event.Key,
 			"app_protocol":     event.AppProto,