diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 5c781747..ee977576 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ M When import story form, hundreds of triples can be generated which take minute
 
 ==== DONE
 
+--- Release 1.5.15
+
+Changed: Dealt more gracefully with situation in which multi-choice question (checkboxes) was changed to single-choice question (select) after data was collected. Was choking on wrong data type during story export.
+
 --- Release 1.5.14
 
 Fixed: Bug in printing story cards where story-form question-answers were not appearing.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33dc6840..5090dfd3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "NarraFirma",
   "description": "NarraFirma webapp for Participatory Narrative Inquiry (PNI)",
-  "version": "1.5.14",
+  "version": "1.5.15",
   "keywords": [
     "JavaScript",
     "NarraFirma",
diff --git a/webapp/source/csvImportExport.ts b/webapp/source/csvImportExport.ts
index d620a75c..973864c0 100644
--- a/webapp/source/csvImportExport.ts
+++ b/webapp/source/csvImportExport.ts
@@ -2492,7 +2492,23 @@ export function exportStoryCollection() {
                    outputLine.push(value[option] ? option : "");   
                });
             } else {
-                outputLine.push(value);
+                // deal with pathological case where object data exists for select question (it should not)
+                // this could happen if user changed checkboxes question to select question after adding data
+                // there should be only one true value in the dictionary, so find it, then output that key
+                if (question.displayType === "select" && typeof value === "object") {
+                    const keys = Object.keys(value);
+                    for (let keyIndex = 0; keyIndex < keys.length; keyIndex++) {
+                        const thisKey = keys[keyIndex];
+                        const thisValue = value[thisKey];
+                        if (thisValue) {
+                            outputLine.push(thisKey);
+                            console.log("WARNING: Found multi-choice answer for single-choice question. Writing first answer marked true.", value, question);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    outputLine.push(value);
+                }
             }
             if (question.writeInTextBoxLabel) {
                 const writeInValue = story.fieldValueWriteIn(question.id);
diff --git a/webapp/source/versions.ts b/webapp/source/versions.ts
index 9bb9a41c..e2e3d9aa 100644
--- a/webapp/source/versions.ts
+++ b/webapp/source/versions.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import kludgeForUseStrict = require("./kludgeForUseStrict");
 
 // Return current versions used by application  
 const versions = {
-    narrafirmaApplication: "1.5.14",
+    narrafirmaApplication: "1.5.15",
     
     questionnaireContentType: "org.workingwithstories.NarraFirmaQuestionnaire",
     questionnaireContentVersion: "0.2.0",
diff --git a/wordpress-plugin/narrafirma/narrafirma.php b/wordpress-plugin/narrafirma/narrafirma.php
index ef487d6b..dab443f3 100644
--- a/wordpress-plugin/narrafirma/narrafirma.php
+++ b/wordpress-plugin/narrafirma/narrafirma.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Plugin URI: http://narrafirma.com
 Description: Participatory Narrative Inquiry in a box. Gather stories and make sense of challenges and opportunities in your community or organization.
 Author: Cynthia F. Kurtz and Paul D. Fernhout
-Version: 1.5.14
+Version: 1.5.15
 Author URI: http://cfkurtz.com
 License: GPLv2 or later
 */
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) or die( 'Plugin must be run from inside WordPress' );
 
-$NARRAFIRMA_VERSION = '1.5.14';
+$NARRAFIRMA_VERSION = '1.5.15';
 
 $pointrelServerVersion = "pointrel20150417-0.0.4-wp";
 
diff --git a/wordpress-plugin/narrafirma/readme.txt b/wordpress-plugin/narrafirma/readme.txt
index d44dcb92..5cbf3398 100644
--- a/wordpress-plugin/narrafirma/readme.txt
+++ b/wordpress-plugin/narrafirma/readme.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_i
 Requires at least: 4.3.1
 Tested up to: 5.9.1
 Stable tag: trunk
-Version: 1.5.14
+Version: 1.5.15
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ We strongly suggest that you set up any web site on which you intend to install
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.5.15 =
+
+Changed: Dealt more gracefully with situation in which multi-choice question (checkboxes) was changed to single-choice question (select) after data was collected. Was choking on wrong data type during story export.
+
 = 1.5.14 =
 
 Fixed: Bug in printing story cards where story-form question-answers were not appearing.
@@ -575,6 +579,9 @@ change logs, see the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/pdfernhout/narrafirm
 
 == Upgrade Notice ==
 
+= 1.5.15 =
+This minor upgrade deals more gracefully with a situation in which a multi-choice question (checkboxes) was changed to a single-choice question (select) after data was collected.
+
 = 1.5.14 =
 This minor upgrade fixes a bug in printing story cards where story-form question-answers were not appearing.