diff --git a/runtime/Render/Utils.js b/runtime/Render/Utils.js
index 440f1e7..26a7814 100644
--- a/runtime/Render/Utils.js
+++ b/runtime/Render/Utils.js
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ return {addTo:addTo,
 	newElement:newElement,
 	extract : extract,
 	fromList: List.toArray,
-	fromString: function(s) { return List.toArray(s).join(''); },
-	toString: List.fromArray,
+	fromString: function(s) { return s; },
+	toString: function(s) { return s; },
 	eq: Elm.Native.Utils.make({}).eq,
 	addTransform: addTransform,
 	removeTransform: removeTransform