diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImpl.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImpl.java
index e21be8a29..6bf5ac294 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImpl.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImpl.java
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ public EntityDescriptorRepresentation createRepresentationFromDescriptor(org.ope
                                 if (jpaAttribute.getAttributeValues().size() != 1) {
                                     throw new RuntimeException("Multiple/No values detected where one is expected!");
                                 }
-                                attributeValues = getValueFromXSStringOrXSAny(jpaAttribute.getAttributeValues().get(0));
+                                attributeValues = getValueFromXMLObject(jpaAttribute.getAttributeValues().get(0));
                                 break;
                             case INTEGER:
                                 if (jpaAttribute.getAttributeValues().size() != 1) {
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ public EntityDescriptorRepresentation createRepresentationFromDescriptor(org.ope
                                 }
                                 if (overrideProperty.getPersistType() != null &&
                                     !overrideProperty.getPersistType().equals(overrideProperty.getDisplayType())) {
-                                    attributeValues = getValueFromXSStringOrXSAny(jpaAttribute.getAttributeValues().get(0));
+                                    attributeValues = getValueFromXMLObject(jpaAttribute.getAttributeValues().get(0));
                                 } else {
                                     attributeValues = Boolean.valueOf(((XSBoolean) jpaAttribute.getAttributeValues()
                                             .get(0)).getStoredValue());
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ public EntityDescriptorRepresentation createRepresentationFromDescriptor(org.ope
                             case SET:
                             case LIST:
                                 attributeValues = jpaAttribute.getAttributeValues().stream()
-                                        .map(attributeValue -> getValueFromXSStringOrXSAny(attributeValue))
+                                        .map(attributeValue -> getValueFromXMLObject(attributeValue))
                                         .collect(Collectors.toList());
                         }
                         relyingPartyOverrides.put(((RelyingPartyOverrideProperty) override.get()).getName(), attributeValues);
@@ -559,11 +559,17 @@ public EntityDescriptorRepresentation createRepresentationFromDescriptor(org.ope
         return representation;
     }
 
-    private String getValueFromXSStringOrXSAny(XMLObject xmlObject) {
-        if (xmlObject instanceof XSAny) {
-            return ((XSAny)xmlObject).getTextContent();
-        } else {
-            return ((XSString)xmlObject).getValue();
+    private String getValueFromXMLObject(XMLObject xmlObject) {
+        String objectType = xmlObject.getClass().getSimpleName();
+        switch (objectType) {
+            case "XSAny":
+                return ((XSAny)xmlObject).getTextContent();
+            case "XSString":
+                return ((XSString)xmlObject).getValue();
+            case "XSBoolean":
+                return ((XSBoolean)xmlObject).getStoredValue();
+            default:
+                throw new RuntimeException(String.format("Unsupported XML Object type [%s]", objectType));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests.groovy
index 8bec07d33..0c4057678 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests.groovy
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.configuration.CoreShibUiConfigurat
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.configuration.CustomPropertiesConfiguration
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.EntityDescriptor
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.XSAny
+import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.XSAnyBuilder
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.XSBoolean
+import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.XSBooleanBuilder
+import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.XSStringBuilder
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.frontend.AssertionConsumerServiceRepresentation
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.frontend.ContactRepresentation
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain.frontend.EntityDescriptorRepresentation
@@ -786,6 +789,59 @@ class JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests extends Specification {
         expectedVersion == actualVersion
     }
 
+    def "SHIBUI-1220 getValueFromXMLObject handles XSAny"() {
+        given:
+        def builder = new XSAnyBuilder()
+        def xsAny = builder.buildObject('namespace', 'localname', 'prefix')
+        def expectedTextContent = 'expectedTextContent'
+        xsAny.setTextContent(expectedTextContent)
+
+        when:
+        def result = service.getValueFromXMLObject(xsAny)
+
+        then:
+        result == expectedTextContent
+    }
+
+    def "SHIBUI-1220 getValueFromXMLObject handles XSString"() {
+        given:
+        def builder = new XSStringBuilder()
+        def xsString = builder.buildObject('namespace', 'localname', 'prefix')
+        def expectedValue = 'expectedValue'
+        xsString.setValue(expectedValue)
+
+        when:
+        def result = service.getValueFromXMLObject(xsString)
+
+        then:
+        result == expectedValue
+    }
+
+    def "SHIBUI-1220 getValueFromXMLObject handles XSBoolean"() {
+        given:
+        def builder = new XSBooleanBuilder()
+        def xsBoolean = builder.buildObject('namespace', 'localname', 'prefix')
+        def expectedValue = 'true'
+        xsBoolean.setStoredValue(expectedValue)
+
+        when:
+        def result = service.getValueFromXMLObject(xsBoolean)
+
+        then:
+        result == expectedValue
+    }
+
+    def "SHIBUI-1220 getValueFromXMLObject throws RuntimeException for unhandled object type"() {
+        given:
+        def unhandledObject = new Object()
+
+        when:
+        service.getValueFromXMLObject(unhandledObject)
+
+        then:
+        thrown RuntimeException
+    }
+
     EntityDescriptor generateRandomEntityDescriptor() {
         EntityDescriptor ed = new EntityDescriptor()