diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Eft/Common/Tables/Item.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Eft/Common/Tables/Item.cs
index 7fa6c9df..29be9361 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Eft/Common/Tables/Item.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Eft/Common/Tables/Item.cs
@@ -670,17 +670,11 @@ public record UpdDogtag
     }
 
     [JsonPropertyName("Side")]
-    public object? Side
+    [JsonConverter(typeof(DogtagSideConverter))]
+    public DogtagSide? Side
     {
-        get
-        {
-            return _side;
-        }
-        set
-        {
-            Console.WriteLine($"Side: {value}");
-            _side = value;
-        }
+        get;
+        set;
     }
 
     [JsonPropertyName("Level")]
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Enums/DogtagSide.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Enums/DogtagSide.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d94e0717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Enums/DogtagSide.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Enums;
+
+public enum DogtagSide
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This is for the dogtag equipped by the player, which shows up as 0 (integer) on the profile json.
+    /// </summary>
+    NotApplicable,
+
+    Usec,
+    Bear
+}
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/Json/Converters/DogtagSideConverter.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/Json/Converters/DogtagSideConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7b2b4ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/Json/Converters/DogtagSideConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Enums;
+
+namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils.Json.Converters;
+
+public class DogtagSideConverter : JsonConverter<DogtagSide>
+{
+    public override DogtagSide Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.Number)
+        {
+            return DogtagSide.NotApplicable;
+        }
+
+        var value = reader.GetString();
+        return value != null ? Enum.Parse<DogtagSide>(value) : DogtagSide.NotApplicable;
+    }
+
+    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, DogtagSide value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        switch (value)
+        {
+            case DogtagSide.NotApplicable:
+                writer.WriteNumberValue(0);
+                break;
+            case DogtagSide.Usec:
+            case DogtagSide.Bear:
+                writer.WriteStringValue(value.ToString());
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+}