diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index d7ee147f3..0d5c9fb47 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class ZoneConfig(BaseModel):
         ge=0,
         title="Number of seconds that an object must loiter to be considered in the zone.",
     )
-    objects: List[str] = Field(
+    objects: Union[str, List[str]] = Field(
         default_factory=list,
         title="List of objects that can trigger the zone.",
     )
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ class AlertsConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     labels: List[str] = Field(
         default=DEFAULT_ALERT_OBJECTS, title="Labels to create alerts for."
     )
-    required_zones: List[str] = Field(
+    required_zones: Union[str, List[str]] = Field(
         default_factory=list,
         title="List of required zones to be entered in order to save the event as an alert.",
     )
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class DetectionsConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     labels: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
         default=None, title="Labels to create detections for."
     )
-    required_zones: List[str] = Field(
+    required_zones: Union[str, List[str]] = Field(
         default_factory=list,
         title="List of required zones to be entered in order to save the event as a detection.",
     )
diff --git a/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx b/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx
index 651a4ca5a..3b9b3e20f 100644
--- a/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/filter/CameraGroupSelector.tsx
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ export function CameraGroupEdit({
           ? currentGroups.length + 1
           : editingGroup[1].order;
 
-      const orderQuery = `camera_groups.${values.name}.order=${order}`;
+      const orderQuery = `camera_groups.${values.name}.order=${+order}`;
       const iconQuery = `camera_groups.${values.name}.icon=${values.icon}`;
       const cameraQueries = values.cameras
         .map((cam) => `&camera_groups.${values.name}.cameras=${cam}`)