diff --git a/opensrp-anc/src/main/java/org/smartregister/anc/library/interactor/CharacteristicsInteractor.java b/opensrp-anc/src/main/java/org/smartregister/anc/library/interactor/CharacteristicsInteractor.java
index 9ceef705e..c8c1ab5fb 100644
--- a/opensrp-anc/src/main/java/org/smartregister/anc/library/interactor/CharacteristicsInteractor.java
+++ b/opensrp-anc/src/main/java/org/smartregister/anc/library/interactor/CharacteristicsInteractor.java
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ public void saveSiteCharacteristics(Map<String, String> siteCharacteristicsSetti
         if (localSettings != null) {
             for (int i = 0; i < localSettings.length(); i++) {
                 JSONObject localSetting = localSettings.getJSONObject(i);
+                String valueObject = siteCharacteristicsSettingsMap.get(localSetting.getString(ConstantsUtils.KeyUtils.KEY));
+                valueObject = org.smartregister.anc.library.util.Utils.extractValuefromJSONObject(valueObject);
                 localSetting.put(ConstantsUtils.KeyUtils.VALUE,
-                        "1".equals(siteCharacteristicsSettingsMap.get(localSetting.getString(ConstantsUtils.KeyUtils.KEY))));
+                "1".equals(valueObject));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/opensrp-anc/src/main/java/org/smartregister/anc/library/util/Utils.java b/opensrp-anc/src/main/java/org/smartregister/anc/library/util/Utils.java
index b60836396..82842d428 100644
--- a/opensrp-anc/src/main/java/org/smartregister/anc/library/util/Utils.java
+++ b/opensrp-anc/src/main/java/org/smartregister/anc/library/util/Utils.java
@@ -1163,4 +1163,23 @@ public static String getLocationLocalizedName(Location location, JsonFormActivit
         }
         return locationName;
     }
+
+    public static String extractValuefromJSONObject(String jsonString)
+    {
+        if(jsonString == null)
+            return "";
+        if(jsonString.startsWith("{") && jsonString.endsWith("}")) {
+            try {
+
+                JSONObject valueObject = new JSONObject(jsonString);
+                return valueObject.getString(ConstantsUtils.KeyUtils.VALUE);
+            }
+            catch (JSONException e)
+            {
+                Timber.e(e);
+                return "";
+            }
+        }
+        return jsonString;
+    }
 }
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