diff --git a/src/preserves/sprypreserves.nim b/src/preserves/sprypreserves.nim
index 2586526..e42cccf 100644
--- a/src/preserves/sprypreserves.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/sprypreserves.nim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import std/[sequtils, tables]
 
 import spryvm/spryvm
 
-import preserves
+import ../preserves
 
 type
   PreservesNode* = ref object of Value
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ proc toSpry(pr: Preserve[void], spry: Interpreter): Node =
       result = ByteStringNode(value: cast[string](pr.bytes))
     of pkSymbol:
       result =
-        if pr.symbol == "null": newNilVal()
-        else: newLitWord(spry, pr.symbol)
+        if pr.symbol == Symbol"null": newNilVal()
+        else: newLitWord(spry, string pr.symbol)
     of pkRecord:
       var comp = RecordNode()
       proc f(pr: Preserve[void]): Node = toSpry(pr, spry)