diff --git a/.github/workflows/TEST_HelloAPI_remote.yml b/.github/workflows/TEST_HelloAPI_remote.yml
index c8a14b3..b973143 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/TEST_HelloAPI_remote.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/TEST_HelloAPI_remote.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ jobs:
       cancel-in-progress: true
 
     steps:
+
+    - name: Announce testing
+      run: echo "Testing HelloAPI endpoint at ${{ env.DEPLOY_URL }}"
+
   # 1. Local checkout 
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/src/ogd/apis/utils/APIResponse.py b/src/ogd/apis/utils/APIResponse.py
index d40607d..f7bed18 100644
--- a/src/ogd/apis/utils/APIResponse.py
+++ b/src/ogd/apis/utils/APIResponse.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def Status(self) -> ResponseStatus:
     def AsDict(self):
         return {
             "type"   : str(self._type),
-            "val"    : json.dumps(self._val),
+            "val"    : self._val,
             "msg"    : self._msg,
             "status" : str(self._status)
         }
diff --git a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_Hello.py b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_Hello.py
index f055fae..835e140 100644
--- a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_Hello.py
+++ b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_Hello.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_get(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(result, None)
         self.assertEqual(result.status, "200 OK")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "GET")
-        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null")
+        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None)
         self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), "Hello! You GETted successfully!")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS")
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_post(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(result, None)
         self.assertEqual(result.status, "200 OK")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "POST")
-        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null")
+        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None)
         self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), "Hello! You POSTed successfully!")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS")
 
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ def test_put(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(result, None)
         self.assertEqual(result.status, "200 OK")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "PUT")
-        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null")
+        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None)
         self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), "Hello! You PUTted successfully!")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS")
diff --git a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_ParamHello.py b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_ParamHello.py
index 5b1377b..83495c7 100644
--- a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_ParamHello.py
+++ b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_ParamHello.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_get(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(result, None)
         self.assertEqual(result.status, "200 OK")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "GET")
-        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null")
+        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None)
         self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), f"Hello {param}! You GETted successfully!")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS")
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def test_post(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(result, None)
         self.assertEqual(result.status, "200 OK")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "POST")
-        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null")
+        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None)
         self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), f"Hello {param}! You POSTed successfully!")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS")
 
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ def test_put(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(result, None)
         self.assertEqual(result.status, "200 OK")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "PUT")
-        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null")
+        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None)
         self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), f"Hello {param}! You PUTted successfully!")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS")
diff --git a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_Version.py b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_Version.py
index 1c45cb5..4d7a69c 100644
--- a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_Version.py
+++ b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/local/t_Version.py
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ def test_get(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(result, None)
         self.assertEqual(result.status, "200 OK")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "GET")
-        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), '{"version": "0.0.0-Testing"}')
+        self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), {"version": "0.0.0-Testing"})
         self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), "Successfully retrieved API version.")
         self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS")
diff --git a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/remote/t_Hello.py b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/remote/t_Hello.py
index d39a043..b13db75 100644
--- a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/remote/t_Hello.py
+++ b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/remote/t_Hello.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_get(self):
                 Logger.Log(f"Could not parse json from {result.text}", logging.ERROR)
                 body = {}
             self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "GET", f"Bad type from {_url}")
-            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null", f"Bad val from {_url}")
+            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None, f"Bad val from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), "Hello! You GETted successfully!", f"Bad msg from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS", f"Bad status from {_url}")
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_post(self):
                 Logger.Log(f"Could not parse json from {result.text}", logging.ERROR)
                 body = {}
             self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "POST", f"Bad type from {_url}")
-            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null", f"Bad val from {_url}")
+            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None, f"Bad val from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), "Hello! You POSTed successfully!", f"Bad msg from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS", f"Bad status from {_url}")
 
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ def test_put(self):
                 Logger.Log(f"Could not parse json from {result.text}", logging.ERROR)
                 body = {}
             self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "PUT", f"Bad type from {_url}")
-            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null", f"Bad val from {_url}")
+            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None, f"Bad val from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), "Hello! You PUTted successfully!", f"Bad msg from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS", f"Bad status from {_url}")
diff --git a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/remote/t_ParamHello.py b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/remote/t_ParamHello.py
index 78c5e48..01f3cc1 100644
--- a/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/remote/t_ParamHello.py
+++ b/tests/cases/apis/HelloAPI/remote/t_ParamHello.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_get(self):
                 Logger.Log(f"Could not parse json result '{result.text}' from {_url}", logging.ERROR)
                 body = {}
             self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "GET", f"Bad type from {_url}")
-            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null", f"Bad val from {_url}")
+            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None, f"Bad val from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), f"Hello {self.param}! You GETted successfully!", f"Bad msg from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS", f"Bad status from {_url}")
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def test_post(self):
                 Logger.Log(f"Could not parse json result '{result.text}' from {_url}", logging.ERROR)
                 body = {}
             self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "POST", f"Bad type from {_url}")
-            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null", f"Bad val from {_url}")
+            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None, f"Bad val from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), f"Hello {self.param}! You POSTed successfully!", f"Bad msg from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS", f"Bad status from {_url}")
 
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ def test_put(self):
                 Logger.Log(f"Could not parse json result '{result.text}' from {_url}", logging.ERROR)
                 body = {}
             self.assertEqual(body.get("type"), "PUT", f"Bad type from {_url}")
-            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), "null", f"Bad val from {_url}")
+            self.assertEqual(body.get("val"), None, f"Bad val from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("msg"), f"Hello {self.param}! You PUTted successfully!", f"Bad msg from {_url}")
             self.assertEqual(body.get("status"), "SUCCESS", f"Bad status from {_url}")