diff --git a/src/ui/widgets/EmbeddedDisplay/bobParser.ts b/src/ui/widgets/EmbeddedDisplay/bobParser.ts
index 5ee7a26..53fa61e 100644
--- a/src/ui/widgets/EmbeddedDisplay/bobParser.ts
+++ b/src/ui/widgets/EmbeddedDisplay/bobParser.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ function bobParseResizing(jsonProp: ElementCompact): string {
 function bobParseSymbols(jsonProp: ElementCompact): string[] {
   const symbols: string[] = [];
   Object.values(jsonProp["symbol"]).forEach((item: any) => {
-    symbols.push(item);
+    // For a single symbol, we are passed a string. For multiple symbols
+    // we are passed an object, so we need to return string from it
+    symbols.push(typeof item === "string" ? item : item._text);
   });
   return symbols;
 }