diff --git a/tensordict/nn/probabilistic.py b/tensordict/nn/probabilistic.py
index 65257f74b..497394a99 100644
--- a/tensordict/nn/probabilistic.py
+++ b/tensordict/nn/probabilistic.py
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ class InteractionType(StrEnum):
     @classmethod
     def from_str(cls, type_str: str) -> InteractionType:
         """Return the interaction_type with name matched to the provided string (case insensitive)."""
-        for member_type in cls:
-            if member_type.name == type_str.upper():
-                return member_type
-        raise ValueError(f"The provided interaction type {type_str} is unsupported!")
+        return cls(type_str.lower())
 
 
 _INTERACTION_TYPE: InteractionType | None = None
@@ -74,13 +71,16 @@ class set_interaction_type(_DecoratorContextManager):
     """Sets all ProbabilisticTDModules sampling to the desired type.
 
     Args:
-        type (InteractionType): sampling type to use when the policy is being called.
+        type (InteractionType or str): sampling type to use when the policy is being called.
+
     """
 
     def __init__(
-        self, type: InteractionType | None = InteractionType.DETERMINISTIC
+        self, type: InteractionType | str | None = InteractionType.DETERMINISTIC
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__()
+        if isinstance(type, str):
+            type = InteractionType(type.lower())
         self.type = type
 
     def clone(self) -> set_interaction_type: