diff --git a/src/helpers/cms-content-helper.js b/src/helpers/cms-content-helper.js
index da08d30ba..babc83c25 100644
--- a/src/helpers/cms-content-helper.js
+++ b/src/helpers/cms-content-helper.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function mapStringToState(str) {
       if (storeState[s] != undefined) {
         storeState = storeState[s];
       } else {
-        return false;
+        return ''; // if we can't map our string to state data, return an empty string.
       }
     }
 
@@ -96,5 +96,7 @@ function processWidgetItemForReplacement(widgetModel, key) {
     return widgetModel[key];
   }
 
+  // If we have something else like a number, boolean, etc. just return it
   return widgetModel[key];
+
 }
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