diff --git a/src/term/builtins.rs b/src/term/builtins.rs
index 30d52cbf4..112187ecb 100644
--- a/src/term/builtins.rs
+++ b/src/term/builtins.rs
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ impl Pattern {
   }
 
   fn encode_str(str: &str) -> Pattern {
-    let lnil = Pattern::Ctr(Name::from(LNIL), vec![]);
+    let lnil = Pattern::Ctr(Name::from(SNIL), vec![]);
 
     str.chars().rfold(lnil, |tail, head| {
       let head = Pattern::Num(NumCtr::Num(head as u64));
-      Pattern::Ctr(Name::from(LCONS), vec![head, tail])
+      Pattern::Ctr(Name::from(SCONS), vec![head, tail])
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/golden_tests/run_file/match_str.hvm b/tests/golden_tests/run_file/match_str.hvm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff1255163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden_tests/run_file/match_str.hvm
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+(is_as "As") = 2
+(is_as "as") = 2
+(is_as "") = 1
+(is_as *) = 0
+
+map f (List.cons x xs) = (List.cons (f x) (map f xs))
+map f [] = []
+
+main = (map is_as ["As" "as" "" "Asd" "qwerty" "AAs"])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/run_file__match_str.hvm.snap b/tests/snapshots/run_file__match_str.hvm.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..984f5b323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/run_file__match_str.hvm.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+source: tests/golden_tests.rs
+input_file: tests/golden_tests/run_file/match_str.hvm
+---
+[2, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0]
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/simplify_matches__match_str.hvm.snap b/tests/snapshots/simplify_matches__match_str.hvm.snap
index 6ba1af670..a88f78f14 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/simplify_matches__match_str.hvm.snap
+++ b/tests/snapshots/simplify_matches__match_str.hvm.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 source: tests/golden_tests.rs
 input_file: tests/golden_tests/simplify_matches/match_str.hvm
 ---
-(is_as) = λa match a { (List.cons b c): (match b { 65: λd (match d { (List.cons f g): λh (match f { 115: λ* λj (match j { (List.cons * *): λ* 0; (List.nil): λ* 2 } *); *: λ* λ* 0 } h g); (List.nil): λ* 0 } *); 97: λhb (match hb { (List.cons jb kb): λlb (match jb { 115: λ* λnb (match nb { (List.cons * *): λ* 0; (List.nil): λ* 2 } *); *: λ* λ* 0 } lb kb); (List.nil): λ* 0 } *); *: λ* 0 } c); (List.nil): 1 }
+(is_as) = λa match a { (String.cons b c): (match b { 65: λd (match d { (String.cons f g): λh (match f { 115: λ* λj (match j { (String.cons * *): λ* 0; (String.nil): λ* 2 } *); *: λ* λ* 0 } h g); (String.nil): λ* 0 } *); 97: λhb (match hb { (String.cons jb kb): λlb (match jb { 115: λ* λnb (match nb { (String.cons * *): λ* 0; (String.nil): λ* 2 } *); *: λ* λ* 0 } lb kb); (String.nil): λ* 0 } *); *: λ* 0 } c); (String.nil): 1 }
 
 (main) = *