diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/labs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/labs_controller.rb
index b5b4c7f..de4556f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/labs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/labs_controller.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Admin::LabsController < OrbitMemberController
   end
 
   def new
-    @member = MemberProfile.find_by(:uid=>params['uid']) rescue nil
+    @member = MemberProfile.find_by(:uid=>params['uid'].to_s) rescue nil
     @lab = Lab.new
     if params[:desktop]
       render :layout => false
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class Admin::LabsController < OrbitMemberController
   end
 
   def frontend_setting
-    @member = MemberProfile.find_by(:uid=>params['uid']) rescue nil
+    @member = MemberProfile.find_by(:uid=>params['uid'].to_s) rescue nil
     @intro = LabIntro.find_by(:member_profile_id=>@member.id) rescue nil
     @intro = @intro.nil? ? LabIntro.new({:member_profile_id=>@member.id}) : @intro
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/personal_labs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/personal_labs_controller.rb
index 743e571..c05de06 100644
--- a/app/controllers/personal_labs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/personal_labs_controller.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class PersonalLabsController < ApplicationController
 
   def show
     params = OrbitHelper.params
-    plugin = Lab.where(:is_hidden=>false).find_by(uid: params[:uid])
+    plugin = Lab.where(:is_hidden=>false).find_by(uid: params[:uid].to_s)
     fields_to_show = [
       "lab_title",
       "location",