diff --git a/backend/routes/ivantiFpWorkflow.js b/backend/routes/ivantiFpWorkflow.js
index b2180b9..3384bd9 100644
--- a/backend/routes/ivantiFpWorkflow.js
+++ b/backend/routes/ivantiFpWorkflow.js
@@ -1031,10 +1031,13 @@ function createIvantiFpWorkflowRouter() {
             // use finding_ids_json to look up finding data from ivanti_findings
             if (findingsToQueue.length === 0 && findingIds.length > 0) {
                 const { rows: findings } = await pool.query(
-                    `SELECT id AS finding_id, title AS finding_title, cves AS cves_json, ip_address, host_name AS hostname FROM ivanti_findings WHERE id = ANY($1)`,
+                    `SELECT id AS finding_id, title AS finding_title, cves, ip_address, host_name AS hostname FROM ivanti_findings WHERE id = ANY($1)`,
                     [findingIds.map(String)]
                 );
-                findingsToQueue = findings;
+                findingsToQueue = findings.map(f => ({
+                    ...f,
+                    cves_json: Array.isArray(f.cves) ? JSON.stringify(f.cves) : null,
+                }));
 
                 // Last resort: create items with just the finding IDs (minimal data)
                 if (findingsToQueue.length === 0) {