diff --git a/lib/messages/search_entry.js b/lib/messages/search_entry.js
index ee48a0f..71e4091 100644
--- a/lib/messages/search_entry.js
+++ b/lib/messages/search_entry.js
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ SearchEntry.prototype.fromObject = function(obj) {
 
         attr.vals.push(v);
       });
-    } else if (typeof(obj[k]) === 'string') {
-      attr.vals.push(obj[k]);
     } else {
-      throw new TypeError(k + ' -> ' + obj[k] + ' is not a string');
+      attr.vals.push(obj[k] + '');
     }
 
     self.attributes.push(attr);
diff --git a/lib/messages/search_response.js b/lib/messages/search_response.js
index b1ac48e..438458b 100644
--- a/lib/messages/search_response.js
+++ b/lib/messages/search_response.js
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ SearchResponse.prototype.send = function(entry, nofiltering) {
     if (entry.messageID !== this.messageID)
       throw new Error('SearchEntry messageID mismatch');
   } else {
-    if (!entry.dn)
-      throw new Error('entry.dn required');
     if (!entry.attributes)
       throw new Error('entry.attributes required');
 
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index add49c1..1116128 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -782,10 +782,10 @@ Server.prototype._getHandlerChain = function(req) {
 
 Server.prototype._mount = function(op, name, argv, notDN) {
   assert.ok(op);
-  assert.ok(name);
+  assert.ok(name !== undefined);
   assert.ok(argv);
 
-  if (!name || typeof(name) !== 'string')
+  if (typeof(name) !== 'string')
     throw new TypeError('name (string) required');
   if (argv.length < 1)
     throw new Error('at least one handler required');