diff --git a/Sources/Segment/Events.swift b/Sources/Segment/Events.swift
index f8e8664b..426be8a4 100644
--- a/Sources/Segment/Events.swift
+++ b/Sources/Segment/Events.swift
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ extension Analytics {
     ///   - category: A category to the type of screen if it applies.
     ///   - properties: Any extra metadata associated with the screen. e.g. method of access, size, etc.
     public func screen(title: String, category: String? = nil, properties: [String: Any]? = nil) {
+        // if properties is nil, this is the event that'll get used.
         var event = ScreenEvent(title: title, category: category, properties: nil)
+        // if we have properties, get a new one rolling.
         if let properties = properties {
             do {
                 let jsonProperties = try JSON(properties)
diff --git a/Sources/Segment/ObjC/ObjCAnalytics.swift b/Sources/Segment/ObjC/ObjCAnalytics.swift
index 7285724b..9db0b065 100644
--- a/Sources/Segment/ObjC/ObjCAnalytics.swift
+++ b/Sources/Segment/ObjC/ObjCAnalytics.swift
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ extension ObjCAnalytics {
 
     @objc(track:properties:)
     public func track(name: String, properties: [String: Any]?) {
-        analytics.track(name: name, properties: properties as? [String: Codable])
+        analytics.track(name: name, properties: properties)
     }
 
     /// Associate a user with their unique ID and record traits about them.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ extension ObjCAnalytics {
         if let userId = userId {
             // at first glance this looks like recursion.  It's actually calling
             // into the swift version of this call where userId is NOT optional.
-            analytics.identify(userId: userId, traits: codable(traits))
+            analytics.identify(userId: userId, traits: traits)
         } else if let traits = try? JSON(traits as Any) {
             analytics.store.dispatch(action: UserInfo.SetTraitsAction(traits: traits))
             let userInfo: UserInfo? = analytics.store.currentState()
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ extension ObjCAnalytics {
     ///   - properties: Any extra metadata associated with the screen. e.g. method of access, size, etc.
     @objc(screen:category:properties:)
     public func screen(title: String, category: String?, properties: [String: Any]?) {
-        analytics.screen(title: title, category: category, properties: codable(properties))
+        analytics.screen(title: title, category: category, properties: properties)
     }
 
     /// Associate a user with a group such as a company, organization, project, etc.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ extension ObjCAnalytics {
     ///   - traits: Traits of the group you may be interested in such as email, phone or name.
     @objc(group:traits:)
     public func group(groupId: String, traits: [String: Any]?) {
-        analytics.group(groupId: groupId, traits: codable(traits))
+        analytics.group(groupId: groupId, traits: traits)
     }
     
     @objc(alias:)
diff --git a/Sources/Segment/Utilities/Utils.swift b/Sources/Segment/Utilities/Utils.swift
index 7cd3bbab..3e8d0387 100644
--- a/Sources/Segment/Utilities/Utils.swift
+++ b/Sources/Segment/Utilities/Utils.swift
@@ -58,6 +58,3 @@ extension Optional: Flattenable {
     }
 }
 
-internal func codable(_ dict: [String: Any]?) -> [String: Codable]? {
-    return dict as? [String: Codable]
-}
diff --git a/Tests/Segment-Tests/ObjC_Tests.swift b/Tests/Segment-Tests/ObjC_Tests.swift
index a7689580..55d232c0 100644
--- a/Tests/Segment-Tests/ObjC_Tests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Segment-Tests/ObjC_Tests.swift
@@ -130,6 +130,69 @@ class ObjC_Tests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(lastEvent is IdentifyEvent)
         XCTAssertTrue((lastEvent as! IdentifyEvent).userId == "batman")
     }
+    
+    func testObjCDictionaryPassThru() {
+        Storage.hardSettingsReset(writeKey: "WRITE_KEY2")
+        
+        let config = ObjCConfiguration(writeKey: "WRITE_KEY2")
+        let analytics = ObjCAnalytics(configuration: config)
+        analytics.analytics.storage.hardReset(doYouKnowHowToUseThis: true)
+        
+        analytics.reset()
+        
+        let outputReader = OutputReaderPlugin()
+        analytics.analytics.add(plugin: outputReader)
+        
+        waitUntilStarted(analytics: analytics.analytics)
+        
+        let dict = [
+            "ancientAliens": [
+                "guy1": "hair guy",
+                "guy2": "old mi5 guy",
+                "guy3": "old bald guy",
+                "guy4": 4] as [String : Any],
+            "channel": "hIsToRy cHaNnEL"] as [String : Any]
+        
+        analytics.track(name: "test", properties: dict)
+        RunLoop.main.run(until: Date.distantPast)
+        let trackEvent = outputReader.lastEvent as? TrackEvent
+        let props = trackEvent?.properties?.dictionaryValue
+        XCTAssertNotNil(trackEvent)
+        XCTAssertTrue(props?.count == 2)
+        XCTAssertTrue((props?["ancientAliens"] as? [String: Any])?.count == 4)
+        
+        analytics.identify(userId: "test", traits: dict)
+        RunLoop.main.run(until: Date.distantPast)
+        let identifyEvent = outputReader.lastEvent as? IdentifyEvent
+        let traits = identifyEvent?.traits?.dictionaryValue
+        XCTAssertNotNil(identifyEvent)
+        XCTAssertTrue(traits?.count == 2)
+        XCTAssertTrue((traits?["ancientAliens"] as? [String: Any])?.count == 4)
+
+        analytics.identify(userId: nil, traits: dict)
+        RunLoop.main.run(until: Date.distantPast)
+        let identifyEvent2 = outputReader.lastEvent as? IdentifyEvent
+        let traits2 = identifyEvent2?.traits?.dictionaryValue
+        XCTAssertNotNil(identifyEvent2)
+        XCTAssertTrue(traits2?.count == 2)
+        XCTAssertTrue((traits2?["ancientAliens"] as? [String: Any])?.count == 4)
+        
+        analytics.screen(title: "blah", category: nil, properties: dict)
+        RunLoop.main.run(until: Date.distantPast)
+        let screenEvent = outputReader.lastEvent as? ScreenEvent
+        let props2 = screenEvent?.properties?.dictionaryValue
+        XCTAssertNotNil(screenEvent)
+        XCTAssertTrue(props2?.count == 2)
+        XCTAssertTrue((props2?["ancientAliens"] as? [String: Any])?.count == 4)
+        
+        analytics.group(groupId: "123", traits: dict)
+        RunLoop.main.run(until: Date.distantPast)
+        let groupEvent = outputReader.lastEvent as? GroupEvent
+        let traits3 = groupEvent?.traits?.dictionaryValue
+        XCTAssertNotNil(groupEvent)
+        XCTAssertTrue(traits3?.count == 2)
+        XCTAssertTrue((traits3?["ancientAliens"] as? [String: Any])?.count == 4)
+    }
 }
 
 #endif