diff --git a/src/void_tools/constitutional_linter.py b/src/void_tools/constitutional_linter.py
index da9c6bd..f2ec577 100755
--- a/src/void_tools/constitutional_linter.py
+++ b/src/void_tools/constitutional_linter.py
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ def lint_outbox(filepath):
                 continue
                 
             for i, post in enumerate(action['posts']):
+                # Skip non-string posts (e.g., dicts from malformed YAML)
+                if not isinstance(post, str):
+                    logging.warning(f"Target: {action.get('target_id')} | Post {i+1} is not a string, skipping trope check.")
+                    continue
                 errors = lint_text(post)
                 if errors:
                     has_errors = True