diff --git a/preserves.nimble b/preserves.nimble
index a75fd09..7538ef5 100644
--- a/preserves.nimble
+++ b/preserves.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version = "20230612"
+version = "20230720"
 author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "data model and serialization format"
 license       = "Unlicense"
diff --git a/src/preserves.nim b/src/preserves.nim
index 4f2e09a..053fd9e 100644
--- a/src/preserves.nim
+++ b/src/preserves.nim
@@ -1057,15 +1057,9 @@ proc fromPreserve*[T, E](v: var T; pr: Preserve[E]): bool =
       v = (T)pr.int
       result = true
   elif T is string:
-    case pr.kind
-    of pkString:
+    if pr.kind == pkString:
       v = pr.string
       result = true
-    of pkSymbol:
-      # loose convertability of Preserves symbol to Nim string
-      v = string pr.symbol
-      result = true
-    else: discard
   elif T is Symbol:
     if pr.kind == pkSymbol:
       v = pr.symbol