diff --git a/src/abstract_tree/if_else.rs b/src/abstract_tree/if_else.rs
index 6343b5d..84270ff 100644
--- a/src/abstract_tree/if_else.rs
+++ b/src/abstract_tree/if_else.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ mod tests {
                 None
             )
             .run(&Context::new()),
-            Ok(Action::Return(Value::string("foo")))
+            Ok(Action::Return(Value::string("foo".to_string())))
         )
     }
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mod tests {
                 ))))
             )
             .run(&Context::new()),
-            Ok(Action::Return(Value::string("bar")))
+            Ok(Action::Return(Value::string("bar".to_string())))
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index a28ad5b..bb2f978 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ impl Value {
         Value(Arc::new(ValueInner::Range(range)))
     }
 
-    pub fn string<T: ToString>(string: T) -> Self {
-        Value(Arc::new(ValueInner::String(string.to_string())))
+    pub fn string(string: String) -> Self {
+        Value(Arc::new(ValueInner::String(string)))
     }
 
     pub fn r#enum(name: Identifier, variant: Identifier) -> Self {
diff --git a/tests/statements.rs b/tests/statements.rs
index b0e3caa..14ce920 100644
--- a/tests/statements.rs
+++ b/tests/statements.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn loops_and_breaks() {
             }
             "
         ),
-        Ok(Some(Value::string("foobar")))
+        Ok(Some(Value::string("foobar".to_string())))
     )
 }
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn loops_and_breaks() {
 fn r#if() {
     assert_eq!(
         interpret("if true 'foobar'"),
-        Ok(Some(Value::string("foobar")))
+        Ok(Some(Value::string("foobar".to_string())))
     )
 }
 
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ fn r#if() {
 fn if_else() {
     assert_eq!(
         interpret("if false 'foo' else 'bar'"),
-        Ok(Some(Value::string("bar")))
+        Ok(Some(Value::string("bar".to_string())))
     )
 }