diff --git a/acto/input/value_with_schema.py b/acto/input/value_with_schema.py
index d1388cf402..3152aa9b5a 100644
--- a/acto/input/value_with_schema.py
+++ b/acto/input/value_with_schema.py
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ def mutate(self, p_delete=0.05, p_replace=0.1):
                     self.store[child_key].mutate()
 
     def update(self, value):
-        if value is None:
-            self.store = None
         if isinstance(value, enum.Enum):
             value = value.value
+        if value is None:
+            self.store = None
         if isinstance(value, dict):
             self.store = {}
             for k, v in value.items():
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ def mutate(self, p_delete=0.05, p_replace=0.1):
                 self.store[index].mutate()
 
     def update(self, value):
-        if value is None:
-            self.store = None
         if isinstance(value, enum.Enum):
             value = value.value
+        if value is None:
+            self.store = None
         elif isinstance(value, list):
             self.store = []
             for i in value:
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ def get_value_by_path(self, path: list):
 
     def create_path(self, path: list):
         """Ensures the path exists"""
+        if len(path) == 0:
+            return
 
         # XXX: Complicated, no use case yet, let's implement later
         raise NotImplementedError
@@ -438,6 +440,9 @@ def set_value_by_path(self, value, path):
         else:
             self.store.set_value_by_path(value, path)
 
+    def value(self):
+        return self.store
+
 
 class ValueWithBasicSchema(ValueWithSchema):
     """Value with schema attached for Number/Integer, Bool, String"""
@@ -475,11 +480,11 @@ def mutate(self, p_delete=0.05, p_replace=0.1):
                 self.update(self.schema.gen())
 
     def update(self, value):
+        if isinstance(value, enum.Enum):
+            value = value.value
         if value is None:
             self.store = None
         else:
-            if isinstance(value, enum.Enum):
-                value = value.value
             self.store = value
 
     def get_value_by_path(self, path: list):