diff --git a/Admin/Install/Interfaces/DatabaseExchanger/ExchangeTrait.php b/Admin/Install/Interfaces/DatabaseExchanger/ExchangeTrait.php
index c892081..49e4d2f 100755
--- a/Admin/Install/Interfaces/DatabaseExchanger/ExchangeTrait.php
+++ b/Admin/Install/Interfaces/DatabaseExchanger/ExchangeTrait.php
@@ -98,16 +98,16 @@ trait ExchangeTrait
 
             $importQuery->select(...$importFields);
 
-            if (!empty($column = $request->getData('filter1_column'))
-                && !empty($value = $request->getData('filter1_value'))
+            if (!empty($column = $request->getDataString('filter1_column'))
+                && !empty($value = $request->getDataString('filter1_value'))
             ) {
-                $importQuery->where($column, $request->getData('filter1_operator') ?? '=', $value);
+                $importQuery->where($column, $request->getDataString('filter1_operator') ?? '=', $value);
             }
 
-            if (!empty($column = $request->getData('filter2_column'))
-                && !empty($value = $request->getData('filter2_value'))
+            if (!empty($column = $request->getDataString('filter2_column'))
+                && !empty($value = $request->getDataString('filter2_value'))
             ) {
-                $importQuery->where($column, $request->getData('filter2_operator') ?? '=', $value);
+                $importQuery->where($column, $request->getDataString('filter2_operator') ?? '=', $value);
             }
 
             $importData = $importQuery->execute();
diff --git a/Controller/ApiController.php b/Controller/ApiController.php
index 41ccbe9..89ba555 100755
--- a/Controller/ApiController.php
+++ b/Controller/ApiController.php
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ final class ApiController extends Controller
                         ]);
                     }
 
+                    $remoteConnection->connect();
+
                     $importer = new \Modules\Exchange\Interface\Importer(
                         $this->app->dbPool->get(),
                         $remoteConnection,