diff --git a/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp b/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
index 775e6e1..749e899 100644
--- a/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
+++ b/include/openbmc_dbus_rest.hpp
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@
             jIt++;
         }
         const int64_t *intValue = j->get_ptr<const int64_t *>();
-        const uint64_t *uintValue = j->get_ptr<const uint64_t *>();
         const std::string *stringValue = j->get_ptr<const std::string *>();
         const double *doubleValue = j->get_ptr<const double *>();
         const bool *b = j->get_ptr<const bool *>();
@@ -542,20 +541,31 @@
 
         // Do some basic type conversions that make sense.  uint can be
         // converted to int.  int and uint can be converted to double
-        if (uintValue != nullptr && intValue == nullptr)
+        if (intValue == nullptr)
         {
-            v = static_cast<int64_t>(*uintValue);
-            intValue = &v;
+            const uint64_t *uintValue = j->get_ptr<const uint64_t *>();
+            if (uintValue != nullptr)
+            {
+                v = static_cast<int64_t>(*uintValue);
+                intValue = &v;
+            }
         }
-        if (uintValue != nullptr && doubleValue == nullptr)
+        if (doubleValue == nullptr)
         {
-            d = static_cast<double>(*uintValue);
-            doubleValue = &d;
+            const uint64_t *uintValue = j->get_ptr<const uint64_t *>();
+            if (uintValue != nullptr)
+            {
+                d = static_cast<double>(*uintValue);
+                doubleValue = &d;
+            }
         }
-        if (intValue != nullptr && doubleValue == nullptr)
+        if (doubleValue == nullptr)
         {
-            d = static_cast<double>(*intValue);
-            doubleValue = &d;
+            if (intValue != nullptr)
+            {
+                d = static_cast<double>(*intValue);
+                doubleValue = &d;
+            }
         }
 
         if (argCode == "s")
@@ -663,6 +673,7 @@
         }
         else if (argCode == "y")
         {
+            const uint64_t *uintValue = j->get_ptr<const uint64_t *>();
             if (uintValue == nullptr)
             {
                 return -1;
@@ -677,6 +688,7 @@
         }
         else if (argCode == "q")
         {
+            const uint64_t *uintValue = j->get_ptr<const uint64_t *>();
             if (uintValue == nullptr)
             {
                 return -1;
@@ -691,6 +703,7 @@
         }
         else if (argCode == "u")
         {
+            const uint64_t *uintValue = j->get_ptr<const uint64_t *>();
             if (uintValue == nullptr)
             {
                 return -1;
@@ -705,6 +718,7 @@
         }
         else if (argCode == "t")
         {
+            const uint64_t *uintValue = j->get_ptr<const uint64_t *>();
             if (uintValue == nullptr)
             {
                 return -1;