diff --git a/packages/db/src/services/event.service.ts b/packages/db/src/services/event.service.ts
index 8e2d7145..727e78e4 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/services/event.service.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/services/event.service.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export async function createEvent(
   const exists = await getProfileById(payload.profileId, payload.projectId);
   if (!exists && payload.profileId !== '') {
     await upsertProfile({
-      id: payload.profileId,
+      id: String(payload.profileId),
       isExternal: false,
       projectId: payload.projectId,
       firstName: '',
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export async function createEvent(
     id: uuid(),
     name: payload.name,
     device_id: payload.deviceId,
-    profile_id: payload.profileId,
+    profile_id: payload.profileId ? String(payload.profileId) : '',
     project_id: payload.projectId,
     session_id: payload.sessionId,
     properties: toDots(omit(['_path'], payload.properties)),
diff --git a/packages/db/src/services/profile.service.ts b/packages/db/src/services/profile.service.ts
index dcdb2a46..d6935f78 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/services/profile.service.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/services/profile.service.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function getProfileById(id: string, projectId: string) {
   }
 
   const [profile] = await chQuery<IClickhouseProfile>(
-    `SELECT * FROM profiles WHERE id = ${escape(id)} AND project_id = ${escape(projectId)} ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`
+    `SELECT * FROM profiles WHERE id = ${escape(String(id))} AND project_id = ${escape(projectId)} ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`
   );
 
   if (!profile) {