diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 35da428..a267473 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ deploy:
     - LICENSE
     - kwikapi/api.py
     - kwikapi/__init__.py
-  name: kwikapi-0.2.6
-  tag_name: 0.2.6
+  name: kwikapi-0.2.7
+  tag_name: 0.2.7
   on:
     repo: deep-compute/kwikapi
 - provider: pypi
diff --git a/kwikapi/protocols.py b/kwikapi/protocols.py
index 0cd29e2..0815cf2 100644
--- a/kwikapi/protocols.py
+++ b/kwikapi/protocols.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def get_name():
 
     @staticmethod
     def serialize(data):
+        data = to_python_type(data)
         return json.dumps(data)
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 10f5847..f42f907 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-version = '0.2.6'
+version = '0.2.7'
 setup(
     name="kwikapi",
     version=version,