diff --git a/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/WebFetchInventoryDescendents/WebFetchInvDescHandler.cs b/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/WebFetchInventoryDescendents/WebFetchInvDescHandler.cs
index 8d7c01f5ee..1bd716b411 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/WebFetchInventoryDescendents/WebFetchInvDescHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Capabilities/Handlers/WebFetchInventoryDescendents/WebFetchInvDescHandler.cs
@@ -393,12 +393,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Capabilities.Handlers
             llsdFolder.folder_id = invFolder.ID;
             llsdFolder.parent_id = invFolder.ParentID;
             llsdFolder.name = invFolder.Name;
-
-            if (invFolder.Type == (short)AssetType.Unknown || !Enum.IsDefined(typeof(AssetType), (sbyte)invFolder.Type))
-                llsdFolder.type = "-1";
-            else
-                llsdFolder.type = Utils.AssetTypeToString((AssetType)invFolder.Type);
-            llsdFolder.preferred_type = "-1";
+            llsdFolder.type = invFolder.Type;
+            llsdFolder.preferred_type = -1;
 
             return llsdFolder;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSDInventoryFolder.cs b/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSDInventoryFolder.cs
index 3c216e9c15..d085430e8a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSDInventoryFolder.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Capabilities/LLSDInventoryFolder.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Capabilities
         public UUID folder_id;
         public UUID parent_id;
         public string name;
-        public string type;
-        public string preferred_type;
+        public int type;
+        public int preferred_type;
     }
 }