diff --git a/repl/src/shapeshifter.js b/repl/src/shapeshifter.js
index 6fad80ff..1c8f0e55 100644
--- a/repl/src/shapeshifter.js
+++ b/repl/src/shapeshifter.js
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ export default (code) => {
       const isMarkable = isPatternArg(parents) || hasModifierCall(parent);
       // add to location to pure(x) calls
       if (node.type === 'CallExpression' && node.callee.name === 'pure') {
-        return reifyWithLocation(node.arguments[0].name, node.arguments[0], ast.locations, artificialNodes);
+        const literal = node.arguments[0];
+        const value = literal[{ LiteralNumericExpression: 'value', LiteralStringExpression: 'name' }[literal.type]];
+        return reifyWithLocation(value + '', node.arguments[0], ast.locations, artificialNodes);
       }
       // replace pseudo note variables
       if (node.type === 'IdentifierExpression') {
@@ -339,4 +341,3 @@ function getLocationObject(node, locations) {
     ],
   };
 }
-
diff --git a/strudel.mjs b/strudel.mjs
index 6cc75ba5..5fc4adf2 100644
--- a/strudel.mjs
+++ b/strudel.mjs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class Hap {
     }
 
     show() {
-        return "(" + (this.whole == undefined ? "~" : this.whole.show()) + ", " + this.part.show() + ", " + this.value + ")"
+        return "(" + (this.whole == undefined ? "~" : this.whole.show()) + ", " + this.part.show() + ", " + JSON.stringify(this.value?.value ?? this.value) + ")"
     }
 }