diff --git a/libraries/Native/Utils.js b/libraries/Native/Utils.js
index f52ad65..5da2c9f 100644
--- a/libraries/Native/Utils.js
+++ b/libraries/Native/Utils.js
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ Elm.Native.Utils.make = function(elm) {
     function compare(x,y) { return { ctor: ord[cmp(x,y)+1] } }
     function cmp(x,y) {
         var ord;
-        if (typeof x !== 'object') return x === y ? EQ : x < y ? LT : GT;
+        if (typeof x !== 'object' || x instanceof String){
+            return x === y ? EQ : x < y ? LT : GT;
+        }
 
         if (x.ctor === "::" || x.ctor === "[]") {
             while (true) {