diff --git a/tcex/api/tc/ti_transform/ti_predefined_functions.py b/tcex/api/tc/ti_transform/ti_predefined_functions.py
index 0ab17e364..ed901f0e9 100644
--- a/tcex/api/tc/ti_transform/ti_predefined_functions.py
+++ b/tcex/api/tc/ti_transform/ti_predefined_functions.py
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ def static_map(self, value, mapping: dict):
 
         If there is no matching value in the mapping the original value will be returned.
         """
+        if not isinstance(mapping, dict):
+            mapping = json.loads(mapping)
         return mapping.get(str(value), value)
 
     def value_in(self, value, values: str, delimiter: str = ','):
diff --git a/tcex/pleb b/tcex/pleb
index f6a3253fe..9d0dfea97 160000
--- a/tcex/pleb
+++ b/tcex/pleb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f6a3253fe6f1ceaee3bbe05e6e3200535d3a18ef
+Subproject commit 9d0dfea97c6103f448f81cc38555d823be6e49bf