diff --git a/plugin/business/ssl-policy/src/ssl_policy.cpp b/plugin/business/ssl-policy/src/ssl_policy.cpp
index b48c345..fb9dde7 100644
--- a/plugin/business/ssl-policy/src/ssl_policy.cpp
+++ b/plugin/business/ssl-policy/src/ssl_policy.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,21 @@ void intercept_param_new_cb(int table_id, const char* key, const char* table_lin
 	param->keyring=1;
 	
 	item=cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "keyring");
-	if(item && item->type==cJSON_Number) param->keyring=item->valueint;
+	if(item)
+	{
+		if(item->type==cJSON_Number)
+		{
+			param->keyring=item->valueint;
+		}
+		else if(item->type==cJSON_String)
+		{
+			param->keyring=atoi(item->valuestring);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			TFE_LOG_ERROR(enforcer->logger, "Invalid intercept parameter: %d invalid keyring format", param->policy_id);
+		}
+	}
 	
 	exclusions=cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "exclusions");
 	if(exclusions)