diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/AdapterInterface.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/AdapterInterface.java
index 096e59b07..7c688b9d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/AdapterInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/AdapterInterface.java
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ package world.bentobox.bentobox.database.objects.adapters;
  */
 public interface AdapterInterface<S,V> {
 
-    /**
-     * Serialize object
-     * @param object - object to serialize
-     * @return serialized object
-     */
-    S deserialize(Object object);
-
     /**
      * Deserialize object
      * @param object - object to deserialize
      * @return deserialized object
      */
+    S deserialize(Object object);
+
+    /**
+     * Serialize object
+     * @param object - object to serialize
+     * @return serialized object
+     */
     V serialize(Object object);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/LogEntryListAdapter.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/LogEntryListAdapter.java
index b687263c0..d3b38f358 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/LogEntryListAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/LogEntryListAdapter.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class LogEntryListAdapter implements AdapterInterface<List<LogEntry>, Lis
         history.forEach(logEntry -> {
             Map<String, Object> value = new LinkedHashMap<>();
             value.put(TIMESTAMP, logEntry.getTimestamp());
-            value.put(TYPE, logEntry.getType());
+            value.put(TYPE, logEntry.getType().name());
 
             if (logEntry.getData() != null) {
                 value.put(DATA, logEntry.getData());
diff --git a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/LogEntryListAdapterTest.java b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/LogEntryListAdapterTest.java
index ce91f6469..d6620aec9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/LogEntryListAdapterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/database/objects/adapters/LogEntryListAdapterTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+import org.bukkit.configuration.InvalidConfigurationException;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.logs.LogEntry;
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.logs.LogEntry.LogType;
 
 /**
  * @author tastybento
@@ -28,8 +30,6 @@ public class LogEntryListAdapterTest {
     private UUID issuer;
     private List<LogEntry> toLog;
 
-    /**
-     */
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         config = new YamlConfiguration();
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ public class LogEntryListAdapterTest {
         issuer = UUID.randomUUID();
 
         toLog = new ArrayList<>();
-        toLog.add(new LogEntry.Builder("BAN").data("player", target.toString()).data("issuer", issuer.toString()).build());
-        toLog.add(new LogEntry.Builder("UNBAN").data("player", target.toString()).data("issuer", issuer.toString()).build());
-        toLog.add(new LogEntry.Builder("UNOWNED").build());
+        toLog.add(new LogEntry.Builder(LogType.BAN).data("player", target.toString()).data("issuer", issuer.toString())
+                .build());
+        toLog.add(new LogEntry.Builder(LogType.UNBAN).data("player", target.toString())
+                .data("issuer", issuer.toString()).build());
+        toLog.add(new LogEntry.Builder(LogType.UNOWNED).build());
         history.addAll(toLog);
     }
 
@@ -67,4 +69,28 @@ public class LogEntryListAdapterTest {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test method for {@link world.bentobox.bentobox.database.objects.adapters.LogEntryListAdapter#serialize(java.lang.Object)}
+     * and {@link world.bentobox.bentobox.database.objects.adapters.LogEntryListAdapter#deserialize(java.lang.Object)}.
+     * @throws InvalidConfigurationException 
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testSerializeDeserializeUnknownHistory() throws InvalidConfigurationException {
+        // Make entries using unknown types
+        String bad = "test:\n" + "  history:\n" + "  - timestamp: 1731359067207\n" + "    type: WEIRD\n" + "    data:\n"
+                + "      player: 3f9d5634-331e-4598-9445-7449d56f7f74\n"
+                + "      issuer: b366ba84-adec-42fe-b9dc-2c6a7b26f067\n" + "  - timestamp: 1731359067207\n"
+                + "    type: ENTRY\n" + "    data:\n" + "      player: 3f9d5634-331e-4598-9445-7449d56f7f74\n"
+                + "      issuer: b366ba84-adec-42fe-b9dc-2c6a7b26f067\n" + "  - timestamp: 1731359067207\n"
+                + "    type: SUPER\n" + "    data: {}";
+        config.loadFromString(bad);
+
+        // Verify
+        List<LogEntry> historyCheck = a.deserialize(config.get("test.history"));
+        assertEquals(3, historyCheck.size());
+        for (int i = 0; i < historyCheck.size(); i++) {
+            assertEquals(LogType.UNKNOWN, historyCheck.get(i).getType());
+        }
+    }
+
 }