diff --git a/xee/ext.py b/xee/ext.py
index 65bd9e0..b094cbe 100644
--- a/xee/ext.py
+++ b/xee/ext.py
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ class EarthEngineStore(common.AbstractDataStore):
 
   DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE = np.iinfo(np.int32).max
 
+  ATTRS_VALID_TYPES = (
+      str,
+      int,
+      float,
+      complex,
+      np.ndarray,
+      np.number,
+      list,
+      tuple
+  )
+
   @classmethod
   def open(
       cls,
@@ -164,7 +175,7 @@ def __init__(
         coordinates=f'{self.primary_dim_name} {x_dim_name} {y_dim_name}',
         crs=self.crs_arg,
     )
-
+    self._props = self._make_attrs_valid(self._props)
     # Scale in the projection's units. Typically, either meters or degrees.
     # If we use the default CRS i.e. EPSG:3857, the units is in meters.
     default_scale = self.SCALE_UNITS.get(self.scale_units, 1)
@@ -324,13 +335,28 @@ def _band_attrs(self, band_name: str) -> types.BandInfo:
   def _bands(self) -> list[str]:
     return [b['id'] for b in self._img_info['bands']]
 
+  def _make_attrs_valid(
+      self, attrs: dict[str, Any]
+  ) -> dict[
+      str,
+      Union[
+          str, int, float, complex, np.ndarray, np.number, list[Any], tuple[Any]
+      ],
+  ]:
+    return {
+        key: (str(value)
+              if not isinstance(value, self.ATTRS_VALID_TYPES)
+              else value)
+        for key, value in attrs.items()
+    }
+
   def open_store_variable(self, name: str) -> xarray.Variable:
     arr = EarthEngineBackendArray(name, self)
     data = indexing.LazilyIndexedArray(arr)
 
     x_dim_name, y_dim_name = self.dimension_names
     dimensions = [self.primary_dim_name, x_dim_name, y_dim_name]
-    attrs = self._band_attrs(name)
+    attrs = self._make_attrs_valid(self._band_attrs(name))
     encoding = {
         'source': attrs['id'],
         'scale_factor': arr.scale,
diff --git a/xee/ext_integration_test.py b/xee/ext_integration_test.py
index 0f69ad0..4e5b089 100644
--- a/xee/ext_integration_test.py
+++ b/xee/ext_integration_test.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ==============================================================================
 r"""Integration tests for the Google Earth Engine backend for Xarray."""
-
 import pathlib
 
 from absl.testing import absltest
@@ -358,6 +357,23 @@ def test_data_sanity_check(self):
     self.assertNotEqual(temperature_2m.min(), 0.0)
     self.assertNotEqual(temperature_2m.max(), 0.0)
 
+  def test_validate_band_attrs(self):
+    ds = self.entry.open_dataset(
+        'ee:LANDSAT/LC08/C01/T1',
+        drop_variables=tuple(f'B{i}' for i in range(3, 12)),
+        scale=25.0,  # in degrees
+        n_images=3,
+    )
+    valid_types = (str, int, float, complex, np.ndarray, np.number, list, tuple)
+
+    # Check attrs on the dataset itself
+    for _, value in ds.attrs.items():
+      self.assertIsInstance(value, valid_types)
+
+    # Check attrs on each variable within the dataset
+    for variable in ds.variables.values():
+      for _, value in variable.attrs.items():
+        self.assertIsInstance(value, valid_types)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   absltest.main()