diff --git a/api/ECNQueue.py b/api/ECNQueue.py
index 2cfcf98..61302cc 100644
--- a/api/ECNQueue.py
+++ b/api/ECNQueue.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def isValidItemName(name: str) -> bool:
             bool: Name is valid item name.
     """
     itemPattern = re.compile("^[0123456789]{1,3}$")
-    return True if itemPattern.match(name) else False
+    return True if itemPattern.match(str(name)) else False
 
 
 
@@ -1346,3 +1346,7 @@ def loadQueues() -> list:
         queues.append(Queue(queue))
 
     return queues
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    item = Item("ce", 11)
+    print()
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