diff --git a/include/avnd/binding/max/to_atoms.hpp b/include/avnd/binding/max/to_atoms.hpp
index aa545e61..9ca6d38c 100644
--- a/include/avnd/binding/max/to_atoms.hpp
+++ b/include/avnd/binding/max/to_atoms.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ struct to_list
   {
     atom_setsym(&atoms.emplace_back(), gensym(v.data()));
   }
+  void operator()(const std::string& v)  noexcept
+  {
+    atom_setsym(&atoms.emplace_back(), gensym(v.data()));
+  }
   void operator()(const avnd::variant_ish auto& f)  noexcept
   {
     visit(*this, f);
@@ -57,14 +61,6 @@ struct to_list
         });
   }
 
-  void operator()(const avnd::vector_ish auto& f)  noexcept
-  {
-    atoms.reserve(atoms.size() + f.size());
-    for(auto& v : f) {
-      (*this)(v);
-    }
-  }
-
   template<typename T, std::size_t N>
   void operator()(const std::array<T, N>& f)  noexcept
   {