diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/ExpDataFileConverter.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/ExpDataFileConverter.java
index 159a9e4ae42..0bf4e45f89f 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/ExpDataFileConverter.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/ExpDataFileConverter.java
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ private static DataType getDataType(@NotNull File file, @NotNull Collection<Assa
     }
 
     public static File convert(Object value)
+    {
+        return convert(value, true);
+    }
+
+    public static File convert(Object value, boolean tryResolutionByRowId)
     {
         if (value == null)
             return null;
@@ -226,7 +231,7 @@ public static File convert(Object value)
         {
             try
             {
-                return convert(value, fileRootPath, assayResultFileRoot, container, user);
+                return convert(value, fileRootPath, assayResultFileRoot, container, user, tryResolutionByRowId);
             }
             catch (ConvertHelper.FileConversionException e)
             {
@@ -242,12 +247,12 @@ public static File convert(Object value)
     }
 
     // TODO, refactor more usages to call this method directly without using needing to set/getEnvironment
-    public static File convert(Object value, @Nullable String fileRootPath, @Nullable FileLike assayResultFileRoot, Container container, User user)
+    public static File convert(Object value, @Nullable String fileRootPath, @Nullable FileLike assayResultFileRoot, Container container, User user, boolean tryResolutionByRowId)
     {
         if (value == null)
             return null;
 
-        File f = convertToFile(value, container, user, fileRootPath, assayResultFileRoot);
+        File f = convertToFile(value, container, user, fileRootPath, assayResultFileRoot, tryResolutionByRowId);
 
         // If we have a file path, make sure it's supposed to be visible in the current container
         if (f != null)
@@ -326,7 +331,7 @@ public static File convert(Object value, @Nullable String fileRootPath, @Nullabl
         return null;
     }
 
-    public static File convertToFile(Object value, @NotNull Container container, @NotNull User user, @Nullable String fileRootPath, @Nullable FileLike assayResultFileRoot)
+    public static File convertToFile(Object value, @NotNull Container container, @NotNull User user, @Nullable String fileRootPath, @Nullable FileLike assayResultFileRoot, boolean tryResolutionByRowId)
     {
         if (value instanceof File f)
         {
@@ -344,27 +349,30 @@ public static File convertToFile(Object value, @NotNull Container container, @No
         }
 
         // Value specified as simple property, so we have to guess what it might be
-        // First, try looking it up as a RowId
-        try
+        if (tryResolutionByRowId)
         {
-            int dataRowId = Integer.parseInt(value.toString());
-            ExpData data = ExperimentService.get().getExpData(dataRowId);
-            if (data != null)
+            // First, try looking it up as a RowId
+            try
             {
-                File result = data.getFile();
-                if (result != null)
+                int dataRowId = Integer.parseInt(value.toString());
+                ExpData data = ExperimentService.get().getExpData(dataRowId);
+                if (data != null)
                 {
-                    return result;
+                    File result = data.getFile();
+                    if (result != null)
+                    {
+                        return result;
+                    }
                 }
             }
-        }
-        catch (NumberFormatException ignored)
-        {
+            catch (NumberFormatException ignored)
+            {
+            }
         }
 
         // toss in here an additional check, if starts with HTTP then try to use _webdav to resolve it
         // MAKE sure that the security is in place - figure out what container it is in
-        String rootSubstitutedPath = getFileRootSubstitutedFilePath(value.toString(), fileRootPath);;
+        String rootSubstitutedPath = getFileRootSubstitutedFilePath(value.toString(), fileRootPath);
         if (null != StringUtils.trimToNull(rootSubstitutedPath))
         {
             if (assayResultFileRoot != null)
diff --git a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/ExpDataIterators.java b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/ExpDataIterators.java
index d6319804d5d..2d96ea4c1a9 100644
--- a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/ExpDataIterators.java
+++ b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/ExpDataIterators.java
@@ -2269,7 +2269,7 @@ public static class FileLinkDataIterator extends WrapperDataIterator
                             }
                         }
 
-                        return ExpDataFileConverter.convert(value);
+                        return ExpDataFileConverter.convert(value, false);
                     };
                 }
             }