diff --git a/plugins/home/src/api/config.test.ts b/plugins/home/src/api/config.test.ts
index 178287bb3d..c21d856038 100644
--- a/plugins/home/src/api/config.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/home/src/api/config.test.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ describe('config', () => {
       const mockConfig = new MockConfigApi({
         field: 'pathname',
         operator: '==',
-        value: '3',
+        value: '/home',
       });
       const res = readFilterConfig(mockConfig);
       expect(res).toEqual({
         field: 'pathname',
         operator: '==',
-        value: '3',
+        value: '/home',
       });
     });
 
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ describe('config', () => {
       ]);
     });
 
-    it('returns only invalid filters', async () => {
+    it('returns only valid filters', async () => {
       const mockValidConfig = new MockConfigApi({
         field: 'id',
         operator: '==',
-        value: '3',
+        value: 3,
       });
       const mockInvalidConfig = new MockConfigApi({
         myField: 'pathname',
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('config', () => {
         mockValidConfig,
         mockInvalidConfig,
       ]);
-      expect(res).toEqual([{ field: 'id', operator: '==', value: '3' }]);
+      expect(res).toEqual([{ field: 'id', operator: '==', value: 3 }]);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/home/src/api/config.ts b/plugins/home/src/api/config.ts
index 359026958f..65833c13d5 100644
--- a/plugins/home/src/api/config.ts
+++ b/plugins/home/src/api/config.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ export function readFilterConfig(config: Config):
   try {
     const field = config.getString('field') as keyof Visit;
     const operator = config.getString('operator');
-    const value =
-      config.getOptionalNumber('value') ?? config.getString('value');
-    if (isOperator(operator)) {
+    const value = getValue(config);
+    if (isOperator(operator) && value !== undefined) {
       return { field, operator, value };
     }
     return undefined;
@@ -52,6 +51,20 @@ export function readFilterConfig(config: Config):
   }
 }
 
+function getValue(config: Config) {
+  let value = undefined;
+  try {
+    value = config.getString('value');
+  } catch (error) {
+    try {
+      value = config.getNumber('value');
+    } catch {
+      // value is not string or number - ignore filter
+    }
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
 /**
  * Reads a set of filter by configs.
  *