diff --git a/internal/homekit/server.go b/internal/homekit/server.go
index 363a7047..6c8b37ae 100644
--- a/internal/homekit/server.go
+++ b/internal/homekit/server.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *server) SetCharacteristic(conn net.Conn, aid uint8, iid uint64, value a
 	switch char.Type {
 	case camera.TypeSetupEndpoints:
 		var offer camera.SetupEndpoints
-		if err := tlv8.UnmarshalBase64(value.(string), &offer); err != nil {
+		if err := tlv8.UnmarshalBase64(value, &offer); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (s *server) SetCharacteristic(conn net.Conn, aid uint8, iid uint64, value a
 
 	case camera.TypeSelectedStreamConfiguration:
 		var conf camera.SelectedStreamConfig
-		if err := tlv8.UnmarshalBase64(value.(string), &conf); err != nil {
+		if err := tlv8.UnmarshalBase64(value, &conf); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/hap/tlv8/tlv8.go b/pkg/hap/tlv8/tlv8.go
index 41a6de58..068f21c3 100644
--- a/pkg/hap/tlv8/tlv8.go
+++ b/pkg/hap/tlv8/tlv8.go
@@ -142,12 +142,13 @@ func appendValue(b []byte, tag byte, value reflect.Value) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("tlv8: not implemented: " + value.Kind().String())
 }
 
-func UnmarshalBase64(s string, v any) error {
+func UnmarshalBase64(in any, out any) error {
+	s, _ := in.(string) // protect from in == nil
 	data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return Unmarshal(data, v)
+	return Unmarshal(data, out)
 }
 
 func UnmarshalReader(r io.Reader, v any) error {