diff --git a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/allow-list.ts b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/allow-list.ts
index 8a955e74337..a9c7e6878b7 100644
--- a/extensions/discord/src/monitor/allow-list.ts
+++ b/extensions/discord/src/monitor/allow-list.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ export function normalizeDiscordAllowList(raw: string[] | undefined, prefixes: s
   }
   const ids = new Set<string>();
   const names = new Set<string>();
-  const allowAll = raw.some((entry) => (normalizeOptionalString(String(entry)) ?? "") === "*");
+  const allowAll = raw.some((entry) => (normalizeOptionalString(entry) ?? "") === "*");
   for (const entry of raw) {
-    const text = normalizeOptionalString(String(entry)) ?? "";
+    const text = normalizeOptionalString(entry) ?? "";
     if (!text || text === "*") {
       continue;
     }
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ export function resolveGroupDmAllow(params: {
   if (!channels || channels.length === 0) {
     return true;
   }
-  const allowList = new Set(channels.map((entry) => normalizeDiscordSlug(String(entry))));
+  const allowList = new Set(channels.map((entry) => normalizeDiscordSlug(entry)));
   const candidates = [
     normalizeDiscordSlug(channelId),
     channelSlug,