diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 5f86585..94d0c2b 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Tarek Hassan (thassan@ifae.es)
 Nathan Kelley-Koskins (nathan.kelley-hoskins@desy.de)
 Juergen Knoedlseder (jurgen.knodlseder@irap.omp.eu)
 Karl Kosack (karl.kosack@cea.fr)
-Chia-Chun Lu (Chia-Chun.Lu@mpi-hd.mpg.de)
 Thierry Louge (thierry.louge@irap.omp.eu)
+Chia-Chun Lu (Chia-Chun.Lu@mpi-hd.mpg.de)
 Pierrick Martin (pierrick.martin@irap.omp.eu)
 Michael Mayer (michael.mayer@physik.hu-berlin.de)
 Ellis Owen (Ellis.Owen@mpi-hd.mpg.de)
diff --git a/pyext/GApplication.i b/pyext/GApplication.i
index 383eb7e..1a6986e 100644
--- a/pyext/GApplication.i
+++ b/pyext/GApplication.i
@@ -120,12 +120,8 @@ public:
             par.filename(val);
         }
         else {
-            std::string msg = "Attempt to set \""+par.type()+
-                              "\" parameter \""+name+"\" with string "
-                              "value.";
-            throw GException::invalid_argument("__setitem__(std::string, int)",
-                                               msg);
-        }
+            par.value(val);
+        } 
         return;
     }
     GApplication copy() {