diff --git a/src/memory/params.py b/src/memory/params.py
index d567cf18..51ef28b4 100644
--- a/src/memory/params.py
+++ b/src/memory/params.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class Params(object):
 
     def getStringParamA(self, name, category, attr="value", profile_key=C.PROF_KEY_NONE):
         """ Same as getParamA but for bridge: convert non string value to string """
-        return self.__type_to_string(self.getParamA(name, category, attr, profile_key))
+        return self.__type_to_string(self.getParamA(name, category, attr, profile_key=profile_key))
 
     def getParamA(self, name, category, attr="value", use_default=True, profile_key=C.PROF_KEY_NONE):
         """Helper method to get a specific attribute.