Thread:Help talk:Valuerank format/Remove the span element from valuerank results

I'm attempting to use the results of a valuerank formatted query as a variable, to be used in later experessions on my article, but the valuerank - unlike any other result format as far as I can tell - insists on placing the query result inside a span element. This prevents me from using the result as a variable inside any expressions. I had tried using liststyle=none or specifying an additional class for the query result where display: none, but neither method removed the span element. Every other format places results within a p tag. Is there a reason valuerank insists on using a span and can I get around this?