diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 4b24059..137ab28 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -5394,7 +5394,7 @@ checksum = "6ce2be8dc25455e1f91df71bfa12ad37d7af1092ae736f3a6cd0e37bc7810596"
 [[package]]
 name = "streamdeck-strip-render"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/FrostyCoolSlug/streamdeck-strip-render?rev=73e66d23#73e66d236b073c8eea5840ab2480498cdaab1b5a"
+source = "git+https://github.com/FrostyCoolSlug/streamdeck-strip-render?rev=5a18406c#5a18406c3f7560f4f4220756e7da459d76559946"
 dependencies = [
  "ab_glyph",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index acbc728..23d0007 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ tiny_http = "0.12"
 elgato-streamdeck = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["async"] }
 hidapi = "2.6"
 image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["bmp", "jpeg"] }
-streamdeck-strip-render = { git = "https://github.com/FrostyCoolSlug/streamdeck-strip-render", rev = "73e66d23" }
+streamdeck-strip-render = { git = "https://github.com/FrostyCoolSlug/streamdeck-strip-render", rev = "5a18406c" }
 
 # Smaller utility libraries
 dashmap = { version = "6.1", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/events/inbound/states.rs b/src-tauri/src/events/inbound/states.rs
index 507e491..71281db 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/events/inbound/states.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/events/inbound/states.rs
@@ -161,11 +161,13 @@ pub async fn set_feedback(event: ContextAndPayloadEvent<Value>) -> Result<(), an
 
 						"bar" | "gbar" => {
 							if let Value::Number(value) = payload_value {
-								if key == "value" {
-									item["value"] = Value::Number(value.clone());
+								item["value"] = Value::Number(value.clone());
+							} else if let Value::String(value) = payload_value {
+								if let Ok(value) = value.parse() {
+									item["value"] = Value::Number(value);
+								} else {
+									trace!("setFeedback: bar/gbar unexpected value for key '{key}' - {value}");
 								}
-							} else {
-								trace!("setFeedback: bar/gbar expected number for key '{key}'");
 							}
 						}
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/shared.rs b/src-tauri/src/shared.rs
index ee7fd06..c0603fd 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/shared.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/shared.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ pub fn initialise_encoder_layout(action: &mut Action, layout: Option<String>) ->
 		let plugin_dir = config_dir().join("plugins").join(&action.plugin);
 		let layout_file = plugin_dir.join(&load_layout);
 
+		let Ok(plugin_dir) = plugin_dir.canonicalize() else {
+			bail!("Failed to canonicalize plugin directory: {}", plugin_dir.display());
+		};
+
 		match layout_file.canonicalize() {
 			Ok(resolved) if resolved.starts_with(&plugin_dir) => resolved.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
 			Ok(_) => {