diff --git a/packages/bot-engine/src/features/variables/utils.ts b/packages/bot-engine/src/features/variables/utils.ts
index e476771b43e..52d4d4f182b 100644
--- a/packages/bot-engine/src/features/variables/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/bot-engine/src/features/variables/utils.ts
@@ -45,17 +45,16 @@ export const parseCorrectValueType = (
 ): string | boolean | number | null | undefined => {
   if (value === null) return null
   if (value === undefined) return undefined
-  const isNumberStartingWithZero =
-    value.startsWith('0') && !value.startsWith('0.') && value.length > 1
-  if (typeof value === 'string' && isNumberStartingWithZero) return value
   if (typeof value === 'number') return value
   if (value === 'true') return true
   if (value === 'false') return false
   if (value === 'null') return null
   if (value === 'undefined') return undefined
-  // isNaN works with strings
-  if (isNaN(value as unknown as number)) return value
-  return Number(value)
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(value)
+  } catch {
+    return value
+  }
 }
 
 const jsonParse = (str: string) =>
diff --git a/packages/scripts/bulkUpdate.ts b/packages/scripts/bulkUpdate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e848811e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/scripts/bulkUpdate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { PrismaClient } from 'db'
+import { promptAndSetEnvironment } from './utils'
+import { Result } from 'models'
+import { isDefined, isNotDefined } from 'utils'
+
+let progress = 0
+
+const bulkUpdate = async () => {
+  await promptAndSetEnvironment()
+  const prisma = new PrismaClient({
+    log: [
+      {
+        emit: 'event',
+        level: 'query',
+      },
+      'info',
+      'warn',
+      'error',
+    ],
+  })
+
+  const results = (await prisma.result.findMany({
+    where: {
+      variables: { isEmpty: false },
+    },
+    select: { variables: true, id: true },
+  })) as Pick<Result, 'variables' | 'id'>[]
+
+  const queries = results
+    .map((result) => {
+      if (
+        result.variables.some((variable) => typeof variable.value !== 'string')
+      ) {
+        return prisma.result.updateMany({
+          where: { id: result.id },
+          data: {
+            variables: result.variables
+              .map((variable) => ({
+                ...variable,
+                value:
+                  typeof variable.value !== 'string'
+                    ? safeStringify(variable.value)
+                    : variable.value,
+              }))
+              .filter(isDefined),
+          },
+        })
+      }
+    })
+    .filter(isDefined)
+
+  const total = queries.length
+
+  prisma.$on('query', () => {
+    progress += 1
+    console.log(`Progress: ${progress}/${total}`)
+  })
+
+  await prisma.$transaction(queries)
+}
+
+export const safeStringify = (val: unknown): string | null => {
+  if (isNotDefined(val)) return null
+  if (typeof val === 'string') return val
+  try {
+    return JSON.stringify(val)
+  } catch {
+    console.warn('Failed to safely stringify variable value', val)
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+bulkUpdate()
diff --git a/packages/scripts/package.json b/packages/scripts/package.json
index db943da1468..8d6cbac2ed0 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/scripts/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "playground": "tsx playground.ts",
     "db:backup": "tsx backupDatabase.ts",
     "db:restore": "tsx restoreDatabase.ts",
-    "db:setCustomPlan": "tsx setCustomPlan.ts"
+    "db:setCustomPlan": "tsx setCustomPlan.ts",
+    "db:bulkUpdate": "tsx bulkUpdate.ts"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "18.11.9",