diff --git a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/__init__.py b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/__init__.py
index 950cd7c..b6700f3 100644
--- a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/__init__.py
+++ b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/__init__.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class BlendFileBlock:
             path: dna.FieldPath,
             default=...,
             null_terminated=True,
-            as_str=True,
+            as_str=False,
             base_index=0,
             ) -> typing.Any:
         """Read a property and return the value.
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class BlendFileBlock:
             raise exceptions.SegmentationFault('address does not exist', path, result)
 
     def __getitem__(self, path: dna.FieldPath):
-        return self.get(path, as_str=False)
+        return self.get(path)
 
     def __setitem__(self, item, value):
         self.set(item, value)
diff --git a/tests/test_blendfile_loading.py b/tests/test_blendfile_loading.py
index 1e132f7..f614472 100644
--- a/tests/test_blendfile_loading.py
+++ b/tests/test_blendfile_loading.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class BlendFileBlockTest(AbstractBlendFileTest):
         self.assertEqual([2.0, 3.0, 5.0], loc)
 
         # Try getting a subproperty.
-        name = ob.get((b'id', b'name'))
+        name = ob.get((b'id', b'name'), as_str=True)
         self.assertEqual('OBümlaut', name)
 
         loc_z = ob.get((b'loc', 2))
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class BlendFileBlockTest(AbstractBlendFileTest):
         # Try following a pointer.
         mesh_ptr = ob.get(b'data')
         mesh = self.bf.block_from_addr[mesh_ptr]
-        mname = mesh.get((b'id', b'name'))
+        mname = mesh.get((b'id', b'name'), as_str=True)
         self.assertEqual('MECube³', mname)
 
     def test_get_recursive_iter(self):
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class LoadCompressedTest(AbstractBlendFileTest):
         self.assertTrue(self.bf.is_compressed)
 
         ob = self.bf.code_index[b'OB'][0]
-        name = ob.get((b'id', b'name'))
+        name = ob.get((b'id', b'name'), as_str=True)
         self.assertEqual('OBümlaut', name)
 
     def test_as_context(self):