diff --git a/care/facility/api/viewsets/asset.py b/care/facility/api/viewsets/asset.py
index caf784cb9f..2563dfaf45 100644
--- a/care/facility/api/viewsets/asset.py
+++ b/care/facility/api/viewsets/asset.py
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def operate_assets(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
             asset_class: BaseAssetIntegration = AssetClasses[asset.asset_class].value(
                 {
                     **asset.meta,
-                    "id": asset.external_id,
+                    "id": str(asset.external_id),
                     "middleware_hostname": middleware_hostname,
                 }
             )
diff --git a/care/facility/tasks/asset_monitor.py b/care/facility/tasks/asset_monitor.py
index 9c8701618c..1adfa725ae 100644
--- a/care/facility/tasks/asset_monitor.py
+++ b/care/facility/tasks/asset_monitor.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def check_asset_status():  # noqa: PLR0912
                 ].value(
                     {
                         **asset.meta,
-                        "id": asset.external_id,
+                        "id": str(asset.external_id),
                         "middleware_hostname": resolved_middleware,
                     }
                 )
diff --git a/care/facility/tests/test_asset_api.py b/care/facility/tests/test_asset_api.py
index 3989a19eef..0e96498d4b 100644
--- a/care/facility/tests/test_asset_api.py
+++ b/care/facility/tests/test_asset_api.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from care.facility.models import Asset, Bed
 from care.users.models import User
 from care.utils.assetintegration.asset_classes import AssetClasses
+from care.utils.assetintegration.base import BaseAssetIntegration
 from care.utils.assetintegration.hl7monitor import HL7MonitorAsset
 from care.utils.assetintegration.onvif import OnvifAsset
 from care.utils.assetintegration.ventilator import VentilatorAsset
@@ -39,6 +40,26 @@ def validate_invalid_meta(self, asset_class, meta):
         with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
             asset_class(meta)
 
+    def test_asset_class_initialization(self):
+        asset = self.create_asset(
+            self.asset_location,
+            asset_class=AssetClasses.ONVIF.name,
+            meta={
+                "local_ip_address": "192.168.0.1",
+                "camera_access_key": "username:password:access_key",
+                "middleware_hostname": "middleware.local",
+                "insecure_connection": True,
+            },
+        )
+        asset_class = AssetClasses[asset.asset_class].value(
+            {
+                **asset.meta,
+                "id": str(asset.external_id),
+                "middleware_hostname": "middleware.local",
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertIsInstance(asset_class, BaseAssetIntegration)
+
     def test_meta_validations_for_onvif_asset(self):
         valid_meta = {
             "local_ip_address": "192.168.0.1",