diff --git a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/storage/graph_embeddings/milvus/write.py b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/storage/graph_embeddings/milvus/write.py
index 2e192cd6..148e866a 100755
--- a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/storage/graph_embeddings/milvus/write.py
+++ b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/storage/graph_embeddings/milvus/write.py
@@ -9,10 +9,24 @@ from .... direct.milvus_graph_embeddings import EntityVectors
 from .... base import GraphEmbeddingsStoreService, CollectionConfigHandler
 from .... base import AsyncProcessor, Consumer, Producer
 from .... base import ConsumerMetrics, ProducerMetrics
+from .... schema import IRI, LITERAL
 
 # Module logger
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
+def get_term_value(term):
+    """Extract the string value from a Term"""
+    if term is None:
+        return None
+    if term.type == IRI:
+        return term.iri
+    elif term.type == LITERAL:
+        return term.value
+    else:
+        # For blank nodes or other types, use id or value
+        return term.id or term.value
+
 default_ident = "ge-write"
 default_store_uri = 'http://localhost:19530'
 
@@ -36,11 +50,12 @@ class Processor(CollectionConfigHandler, GraphEmbeddingsStoreService):
     async def store_graph_embeddings(self, message):
 
         for entity in message.entities:
+            entity_value = get_term_value(entity.entity)
 
-            if entity.entity.value != "" and entity.entity.value is not None:
+            if entity_value != "" and entity_value is not None:
                 for vec in entity.vectors:
                     self.vecstore.insert(
-                        vec, entity.entity.value,
+                        vec, entity_value,
                         message.metadata.user,
                         message.metadata.collection
                     )
diff --git a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/storage/graph_embeddings/pinecone/write.py b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/storage/graph_embeddings/pinecone/write.py
index 0bee6ceb..c92d7661 100755
--- a/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/storage/graph_embeddings/pinecone/write.py
+++ b/trustgraph-flow/trustgraph/storage/graph_embeddings/pinecone/write.py
@@ -14,10 +14,24 @@ import logging
 from .... base import GraphEmbeddingsStoreService, CollectionConfigHandler
 from .... base import AsyncProcessor, Consumer, Producer
 from .... base import ConsumerMetrics, ProducerMetrics
+from .... schema import IRI, LITERAL
 
 # Module logger
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
+def get_term_value(term):
+    """Extract the string value from a Term"""
+    if term is None:
+        return None
+    if term.type == IRI:
+        return term.iri
+    elif term.type == LITERAL:
+        return term.value
+    else:
+        # For blank nodes or other types, use id or value
+        return term.id or term.value
+
 default_ident = "ge-write"
 default_api_key = os.getenv("PINECONE_API_KEY", "not-specified")
 default_cloud = "aws"
@@ -100,8 +114,9 @@ class Processor(CollectionConfigHandler, GraphEmbeddingsStoreService):
             return
 
         for entity in message.entities:
+            entity_value = get_term_value(entity.entity)
 
-            if entity.entity.value == "" or entity.entity.value is None:
+            if entity_value == "" or entity_value is None:
                 continue
 
             for vec in entity.vectors:
@@ -126,7 +141,7 @@ class Processor(CollectionConfigHandler, GraphEmbeddingsStoreService):
                     {
                         "id": vector_id,
                         "values": vec,
-                        "metadata": { "entity": entity.entity.value },
+                        "metadata": { "entity": entity_value },
                     }
                 ]