diff --git a/cogs/submission/submission_views.py b/cogs/submission/submission_views.py
index e6498b1..a703400 100644
--- a/cogs/submission/submission_views.py
+++ b/cogs/submission/submission_views.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class SubmissionCreateButton(nextcord.ui.View):
         """Button for score submission."""
         guild_data = highscores_data[str(interaction.guild.id)]
 
-        boss_name = highscores_message_map[interaction.guild.id][interaction.message.id]
+        boss_name = highscores_message_map[str(interaction.guild.id)][interaction.message.id]
         channel = interaction.guild.get_channel(guild_data["submission_channel_id"])
 
         # a user should only have 1 submission active at once.
diff --git a/utilities/data_storage.py b/utilities/data_storage.py
index 581718e..054bf50 100644
--- a/utilities/data_storage.py
+++ b/utilities/data_storage.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def create_message_map(data: dict):
 
     message_map = {}
 
+    # guild id will be a string. Json object keys are strings.
     for guild, guild_scores in data.items():
         message_map[guild] = {}
         for boss, info in guild_scores["tables"].items():
diff --git a/utilities/utils.py b/utilities/utils.py
index 3c2fdbf..d88f913 100644
--- a/utilities/utils.py
+++ b/utilities/utils.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async def send_highscore_message(
         # save message -> boss_name in message_map
         # get guild id from channel
         # channel should come from the guild that is requesting this highscores message anyways.
-        highscores_message_map[channel.guild.id][message_id] = boss_name
+        highscores_message_map[str(channel.guild.id)][message_id] = boss_name
 
     return message