diff --git a/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/PlantReadPath.cs b/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/PlantReadPath.cs
index 420ba39..2fde9ab 100644
--- a/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/PlantReadPath.cs
+++ b/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/PlantReadPath.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ internal sealed class PlantOrthoViewportReader : IOrthoViewportReader
             if (files is null) return null;
             foreach (var file in files)
             {
-                var value = file?.GetType().GetProperty("Value")?.GetValue(file)?.ToString();
+                var value = file as string ?? file?.GetType().GetProperty("Value")?.GetValue(file)?.ToString();
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value)) return value;
             }
         }