diff --git a/src/syndicate/patterns.nim b/src/syndicate/patterns.nim
index f833568..3fad5bf 100644
--- a/src/syndicate/patterns.nim
+++ b/src/syndicate/patterns.nim
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ proc fromPreserveHook*[T, E](lit: var Literal[T]; pr: Preserve[E]): bool =
   pat.fromPreserve(pr) and lit.value.fromPreserve(depattern pat)
 
 proc toPreserveHook*[T](lit: Literal[T]; E: typedesc): Preserve[E] =
-  lit.grab.toPreserve(E)
+  lit.value.grab.toPreserve(E)
 
 type
   Path* = seq[Value]
diff --git a/syndicate.nimble b/syndicate.nimble
index 1005c3f..602cc42 100644
--- a/syndicate.nimble
+++ b/syndicate.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version = "20231021"
+version = "20231026"
 author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "Syndicated actors for conversational concurrency"
 license       = "Unlicense"