diff --git a/workbench b/workbench
index 870842c..5760811 100755
--- a/workbench
+++ b/workbench
@@ -820,7 +820,10 @@ def update():
                 )
 
         if node_has_all_fields is True:
-            node_endpoint = config["host"] + "/node/" + row["node_id"] + "?_format=json"
+            if value_is_numeric(row["node_id"]) is False:
+                row["node_id"] = get_nid_from_url_alias(config, row["node_id"])
+
+            node_endpoint = config["host"] + "/node/" + str(row["node_id"]) + "?_format=json"
             node_headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
             # Make a GET request to the content type
             content_type_endpoint = f"{config['host']}/entity/node_type/{config['content_type']}?_format=json"
@@ -852,11 +855,11 @@ def update():
                         "Node "
                         + config["host"]
                         + "/node/"
-                        + row["node_id"]
+                        + str(row["node_id"])
                         + " updated."
                     )
                 logging.info(
-                    "Node %s updated.", config["host"] + "/node/" + row["node_id"]
+                    "Node %s updated.", config["host"] + "/node/" + str(row["node_id"])
                 )
             else:
                 if config["progress_bar"] is False:
diff --git a/workbench_utils.py b/workbench_utils.py
index a1f2ddd..d77e55d 100644
--- a/workbench_utils.py
+++ b/workbench_utils.py
@@ -3906,7 +3906,11 @@ def deduplicate_field_values(values):
 
 def get_node_field_values(config, nid):
     """Get a node's field data so we can use it during PATCH updates, which replace a field's values."""
-    node_url = config["host"] + "/node/" + nid + "?_format=json"
+
+    if value_is_numeric(nid) is False:
+        nid = get_nid_from_url_alias(config, nid)
+
+    node_url = config["host"] + "/node/" + str(nid) + "?_format=json"
     response = issue_request(config, "GET", node_url)
     node_fields = json.loads(response.text)
     return node_fields