diff --git a/query/graph/graphresponse.pb.go b/query/graph/graphresponse.pb.go
index fc069a54766f9c5db006518dc122b3051dbcb713..fefbbb2bb5a008e850922ce5325b4eeeb58062cf 100644
--- a/query/graph/graphresponse.pb.go
+++ b/query/graph/graphresponse.pb.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (*Request) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*Request) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptor0, []int{0} }
 
 type Value struct {
-	Binary []byte `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=binary,proto3" json:"binary,omitempty"`
+	Str string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=str" json:"str,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *Value) Reset()                    { *m = Value{} }
@@ -156,22 +156,22 @@ var _DGraph_serviceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 }
 
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diff --git a/query/graph/graphresponse.proto b/query/graph/graphresponse.proto
index a9a4deee7d49efa6f6e2395b20134e55571a17f2..81545972f2a51f0f440d2746e5b544411ab79890 100644
--- a/query/graph/graphresponse.proto
+++ b/query/graph/graphresponse.proto
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ message Request {
 }
 
 message Value {
-  bytes binary = 1;
+  string str = 1;
 }
 
 message Node {
diff --git a/query/query.go b/query/query.go
index 4a31ab5c4a889acf72eeea7fdbfb9eaee6a1f76d..d91d028bd542103546e75784c7e5fe29b47f2d01 100644
--- a/query/query.go
+++ b/query/query.go
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@ func (g *SubGraph) preTraverse(uid uint64, dst *graph.Node) error {
 				ival = ""
 			}
 
-			v.Binary = []byte(ival.(string))
+			v.Str = ival.(string)
 			properties[pc.Attr] = v
 		}
 	}
 	if val, ok := properties["_xid_"]; ok {
-		dst.Xid = string(val.Binary)
+		dst.Xid = val.Str
 		delete(properties, "_xid_")
 	}
 	dst.Properties, dst.Children = properties, children
diff --git a/query/query_test.go b/query/query_test.go
index 4ca61bda399da0ee12c37bda4b5b104fcc714661..50e4373af639314a1dad8ccf7f3ae300e3e3b5f8 100644
--- a/query/query_test.go
+++ b/query/query_test.go
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ func TestToProtocolBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected values map to contain 3 properties, Got: %v",
 			len(gr.Properties))
 	}
-	if string(gr.Properties["name"].Binary) != "Michonne" {
+	if string(gr.Properties["name"].Str) != "Michonne" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected property name to have value Michonne, Got: %v",
-			string(gr.Properties["name"].Binary))
+			string(gr.Properties["name"].Str))
 	}
 	if len(gr.Children) != 10 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 10 children, Got: %v", len(gr.Children))
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ func TestToProtocolBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected values map to contain 1 property, Got: %v",
 			len(child.Properties))
 	}
-	if string(child.Properties["name"].Binary) != "Rick Grimes" {
+	if string(child.Properties["name"].Str) != "Rick Grimes" {
 		t.Errorf("Expected property name to have value Rick Grimes, Got: %v",
-			string(child.Properties["name"].Binary))
+			string(child.Properties["name"].Str))
 	}
 	if len(child.Children) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 0 children, Got: %v", len(child.Children))