diff --git a/src/preserves.nim b/src/preserves.nim
index d9a52a8..0c97817 100644
--- a/src/preserves.nim
+++ b/src/preserves.nim
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 import bigints
 import std/[base64, endians, hashes, options, sets, streams, strutils, tables, typetraits]
 
-import json except `%`, `%*`
-
+from std/json import escapeJson, escapeJsonUnquoted
 from std/macros import hasCustomPragma, getCustomPragmaVal
 
 type
@@ -561,73 +560,6 @@ proc toPreserveHook*[A,B](table: Table[A,B]|TableRef[A,B]): Preserve =
   result = Preserve(kind: pkDictionary, dict: initTable[Preserve, Preserve](table.len))
   for k, v in table.pairs: result.dict[toPreserve k] = toPreserve v
 
-proc toPreserveHook*(js: JsonNode): Preserve =
-  case js.kind
-  of JString:
-    result = Preserve(kind: pkString, string: js.str)
-  of JInt:
-    result = Preserve(kind: pkSignedInteger, int: js.num)
-  of JFloat:
-    result = Preserve(kind: pkDouble, double: js.fnum)
-  of JBool:
-    result = case js.bval
-      of false: symbol"false"
-      of true: symbol"true"
-  of JNull:
-    result = symbol"null"
-  of JObject:
-    result = Preserve(kind: pkDictionary)
-    for key, val in js.fields.pairs:
-      result.dict[Preserve(kind: pkString, string: key)] = toPreserveHook(val)
-  of JArray:
-    result = Preserve(kind: pkSequence,
-        sequence: newSeq[Preserve](js.elems.len))
-    for i, e in js.elems:
-      result.sequence[i] = toPreserveHook(e)
-
-proc toJsonHook*(prs: Preserve): JsonNode =
-  case prs.kind:
-  of pkBoolean:
-    result = newJBool(prs.bool)
-  of pkFloat:
-    result = newJFloat(prs.float)
-  of pkDouble:
-    result = newJFloat(prs.double)
-  of pkSignedInteger:
-    result = newJInt(prs.int)
-  of pkBigInteger:
-    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert big integer to JSON")
-  of pkString:
-    result = newJString(prs.string)
-  of pkByteString:
-    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert bytes to JSON")
-  of pkSymbol:
-    case prs.symbol
-    of "false":
-      result = newJBool(false)
-    of "true":
-      result = newJBool(true)
-    of "null":
-      result = newJNull()
-    else:
-      raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert symbol to JSON")
-  of pkRecord:
-    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert record to JSON")
-  of pkSequence:
-    result = newJArray()
-    for val in prs.sequence:
-      result.add(toJsonHook(val))
-  of pkSet:
-    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert set to JSON")
-  of pkDictionary:
-    result = newJObject()
-    for (key, val) in prs.dict.pairs:
-      if key.kind != pkString:
-        raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert non-string dictionary key to JSON")
-      result[key.string] = toJsonHook(val)
-  of pkEmbedded:
-    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert embedded value to JSON")
-
 proc fromPreserve*[T](v: var T; prs: Preserve): bool =
   ## Inplace version of `preserveTo`.
   ## Partial matches on compond values may leave artifacts in ``v``.
diff --git a/src/preserves/jsonhooks.nim b/src/preserves/jsonhooks.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..462690a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/preserves/jsonhooks.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ☭ Emery Hemingway
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
+
+import std/[json, tables]
+import preserves
+
+proc toPreserveHook*(js: JsonNode): Preserve =
+  case js.kind
+  of JString:
+    result = Preserve(kind: pkString, string: js.str)
+  of JInt:
+    result = Preserve(kind: pkSignedInteger, int: js.num)
+  of JFloat:
+    result = Preserve(kind: pkDouble, double: js.fnum)
+  of JBool:
+    result = case js.bval
+      of false: symbol"false"
+      of true: symbol"true"
+  of JNull:
+    result = symbol"null"
+  of JObject:
+    result = Preserve(kind: pkDictionary)
+    for key, val in js.fields.pairs:
+      result.dict[Preserve(kind: pkString, string: key)] = toPreserveHook(val)
+  of JArray:
+    result = Preserve(kind: pkSequence,
+        sequence: newSeq[Preserve](js.elems.len))
+    for i, e in js.elems:
+      result.sequence[i] = toPreserveHook(e)
+
+proc toJsonHook*(prs: Preserve): JsonNode =
+  case prs.kind:
+  of pkBoolean:
+    result = newJBool(prs.bool)
+  of pkFloat:
+    result = newJFloat(prs.float)
+  of pkDouble:
+    result = newJFloat(prs.double)
+  of pkSignedInteger:
+    result = newJInt(prs.int)
+  of pkBigInteger:
+    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert big integer to JSON")
+  of pkString:
+    result = newJString(prs.string)
+  of pkByteString:
+    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert bytes to JSON")
+  of pkSymbol:
+    case prs.symbol
+    of "false":
+      result = newJBool(false)
+    of "true":
+      result = newJBool(true)
+    of "null":
+      result = newJNull()
+    else:
+      raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert symbol to JSON")
+  of pkRecord:
+    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert record to JSON")
+  of pkSequence:
+    result = newJArray()
+    for val in prs.sequence:
+      result.add(toJsonHook(val))
+  of pkSet:
+    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert set to JSON")
+  of pkDictionary:
+    result = newJObject()
+    for (key, val) in prs.dict.pairs:
+      if key.kind != pkString:
+        raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert non-string dictionary key to JSON")
+      result[key.string] = toJsonHook(val)
+  of pkEmbedded:
+    raise newException(ValueError, "cannot convert embedded value to JSON")
diff --git a/tests/test_rfc8259.nim b/tests/test_rfc8259.nim
index 1696633..2eabe7e 100644
--- a/tests/test_rfc8259.nim
+++ b/tests/test_rfc8259.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ☭ Emery Hemingway
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
 
-import preserves
+import preserves, preserves/jsonhooks
 import std/[json,jsonutils,streams, unittest]
 
 let testVectors = [