diff --git a/ironic_inspector/rules.py b/ironic_inspector/rules.py
index 23d60330c..60b752a16 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/rules.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/rules.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import jsonschema
 from oslo_db import exception as db_exc
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
+import six
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 
 from ironic_inspector.common.i18n import _, _LE, _LI
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ class IntrospectionRule(object):
             ext = ext_mgr[act.action].obj
             for formatted_param in ext.FORMATTED_PARAMS:
                 value = act.params.get(formatted_param)
-                if not value:
+                if not value or not isinstance(value, six.string_types):
                     continue
 
                 # NOTE(aarefiev): verify provided value with introspection
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_rules.py b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_rules.py
index 8524d971c..b90fae738 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_rules.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_rules.py
@@ -419,6 +419,20 @@ class TestApplyActions(BaseTest):
         self.assertRaises(utils.Error, self.rule.apply_actions,
                           self.node_info, data=self.data)
 
+    def test_apply_data_non_format_value(self, mock_ext_mgr):
+        self.rule = rules.create(actions_json=[
+            {'action': 'set-attribute',
+             'path': '/driver_info/ipmi_address',
+             'value': 1}],
+            conditions_json=self.conditions_json
+        )
+        mock_ext_mgr.return_value.__getitem__.return_value = self.ext_mock
+
+        self.rule.apply_actions(self.node_info, data=self.data)
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, self.act_mock.apply.call_count)
+        self.assertFalse(self.act_mock.rollback.called)
+
     def test_rollback(self, mock_ext_mgr):
         mock_ext_mgr.return_value.__getitem__.return_value = self.ext_mock
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/check-formatted-value-from-nonstring-3d851cb42ce3a0ac.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/check-formatted-value-from-nonstring-3d851cb42ce3a0ac.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90d9069d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/check-formatted-value-from-nonstring-3d851cb42ce3a0ac.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+   This fixes setting non string 'value' field for rule's
+   actions. As non string value is obviously not a formatted
+   value, this adds a check to avoid AttributeError exception.