# Indirect tag value **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition Early Access\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [June 28, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-value/48254 "2021-06-28T01:14:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-value/48254/1 "2021-06-28T01:14:10Z")
Ignition 8.1.7 I have a property bound to an indirect tag. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/7/b78cd154f11390df7f2b5c18db0eb8630f021db0.png) If custom.TagPath is null, the bound value shows null correctly. If custom.TagPath is an empty string, the bound value becomes: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/0/90d7f292cfd8fecba8aeae2a64a0c5028397a92a.png) The component shows: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/6/d67a4bbd4d86d34cb4946a7eeabc7cbfc28f0494.png) ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-value/48254/2 "2021-06-28T02:13:29Z")
What’s the data type of the tag you are binding to? And I presume that the issue is that the bound component is showing 14? What should it be showing? ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-value/48254/3 "2021-06-28T03:40:42Z")
Did this behave differently in earlier versions?