diff --git a/src/main/activiti/MQ.json b/src/main/activiti/MQ.json
index b4bf547..dd941c0 100644
--- a/src/main/activiti/MQ.json
+++ b/src/main/activiti/MQ.json
@@ -3087,8 +3087,7 @@
                 "mq_prioritypackage",
                 "mq_payloadpackage",
                 "mq_replyQueueNamepackage",
-                "mq_statusQueueNamepackage",
-                "mq_metadataProcessScopepackage"
+                "mq_statusQueueNamepackage"
             ],
             "hiddenPropertyPackages": [
                 "multiinstance_typepackage",
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqDelegateExecution.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqDelegateExecution.java
index 69b4196..7b26864 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqDelegateExecution.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqDelegateExecution.java
@@ -54,12 +54,7 @@ public class MqDelegateExecution {
 	}
     
     protected void setMqVariable(String varName, Object value) {
-    	varName = this.formulateVariableName(varName);
-    	if (this.task.doWriteToProcessScope()) {
-    		this.execution.setVariable(varName, value);
-    	} else {
-    		this.execution.setVariableLocal(varName, value);
-    	}
+    	this.execution.setVariable(varName, value);
     }
 	
 	public String formulateVariableName(String varName) {
@@ -67,11 +62,19 @@ public class MqDelegateExecution {
 			varName += "_" + this.getMessageNameFromModel();
 		return varName;
 	}
-	
+
+	/**
+	 * Always pull from the process scope.
+	 * @param correlationId
+	 */
 	public String getCorrelationId() {
 		return this.execution.getVariable(this.formulateVariableName(Constants.VARIABLE_CORRELATION_ID), String.class);
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Always set at process scope.
+	 * @param correlationId
+	 */
 	public void setCorrelationId(String correlationId) {
 		this.execution.setVariable(this.formulateVariableName(Constants.VARIABLE_CORRELATION_ID), correlationId);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqServiceTask.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqServiceTask.java
index cc578f8..4508221 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqServiceTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqServiceTask.java
@@ -70,26 +70,62 @@ public class MqServiceTask {
 	
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	protected <T> T getFieldValueFromModel(String fieldName, Class<T> type, VariableScope varscope, boolean forceExpressionProcessing) {
+		Object value = this.getFieldValueFromModel(fieldName, varscope, forceExpressionProcessing);
+		
+		if (value == null) {
+			return null;
+		} else if (String.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
+			if (value instanceof String) {
+				return (T) value;
+			} else {
+				return (T) value.toString();
+			}
+		} else {
+			try {
+				Method method = type.getMethod("valueOf", value.getClass());
+				return (T) method.invoke(null, value);
+			} catch (NoSuchMethodException | InvocationTargetException | IllegalAccessException e) {
+				String strvalue;
+				if (value instanceof String) {
+					strvalue = (String) value;
+				} else {
+					strvalue = value.toString();
+				}
+				
+				try {
+					Method method = type.getMethod("valueOf", String.class);
+					return (T) method.invoke(null, strvalue);
+				} catch (NoSuchMethodException | InvocationTargetException | IllegalAccessException e2) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException("The target type '" + type + "' has no 'valueOf' method for String or type: " + value.getClass());
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	protected Object getFieldValueFromModel(String fieldName, VariableScope varscope, boolean forceExpressionProcessing) {
 		FieldExtension field = this.fieldMap.get(fieldName);
 		if (field == null) {
 			return null;
 		} else if (field.getExpression() != null && field.getExpression().length() > 0) {
+			this.logger.trace("Field value is recognized as an expression by the Activity framework: {}: {}", fieldName, field.getExpression());
 			ExpressionManager exprman = Context.getProcessEngineConfiguration().getExpressionManager();
 			Expression expr = exprman.createExpression(field.getExpression());
-			return (T) expr.getValue(varscope);
+			return expr.getValue(varscope);
+		} else if (field.getStringValue() == null) {
+			this.logger.trace("Field value is null: {}", fieldName);
+			return null;
 		} else if (forceExpressionProcessing) {
+			this.logger.trace("Field value will be processed as potentially having expression(s): {}", fieldName);
 			ExpressionManager exprman = Context.getProcessEngineConfiguration().getExpressionManager();
 			Expression expr = exprman.createExpression(field.getStringValue());
-			return (T) expr.getValue(varscope);
-		} else if (String.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
-			return (T) field.getStringValue();
+			return expr.getValue(varscope);
+		} else if (field.getStringValue().startsWith("${") && field.getStringValue().endsWith("}")) {
+			this.logger.trace("Field value is recognized as an expression by the MQ extension: {}: {}", fieldName, field.getStringValue());
+			ExpressionManager exprman = Context.getProcessEngineConfiguration().getExpressionManager();
+			Expression expr = exprman.createExpression(field.getStringValue());
+			return expr.getValue(varscope);
 		} else {
-			try {
-				Method method = type.getMethod("valueOf", String.class);
-				return (T) method.invoke(null, field.getStringValue());
-			} catch (NoSuchMethodException | InvocationTargetException | IllegalAccessException e) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
-			}
+			return field.getStringValue();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqSubscribeDelegateExecution.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqSubscribeDelegateExecution.java
index cb76925..d4fc4e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqSubscribeDelegateExecution.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/activiti/mq/MqSubscribeDelegateExecution.java
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ public class MqSubscribeDelegateExecution extends MqDelegateExecution {
 	public MqSubscribeDelegateExecution(ProcessEngine services, MqServiceTaskService msts, DelegateExecution execution) {
 		super(services, msts, execution);
 	}
+    
+    protected void setMqVariable(String varName, Object value) {
+    	varName = this.formulateVariableName(varName);
+    	if (this.task.doWriteToProcessScope()) {
+    		this.execution.setVariable(varName, value);
+    	} else {
+    		this.execution.setVariableLocal(varName, value);
+    	}
+    }
 	
 	public Integer getConcurrencyFromModel() {
 		return this.getFieldValueFromModel(Constants.FIELD_CONCURRENCY, Integer.class);