diff --git a/examples/hellouniverse.nim b/examples/hellouniverse.nim
index 9d6ebc6..c07435b 100644
--- a/examples/hellouniverse.nim
+++ b/examples/hellouniverse.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import random
 
 proc createDom(): VNode =
   result = buildHtml(tdiv):
-    if random(100) <= 50:
+    if rand(100) <= 50:
       text "Hello World!"
     else:
       text "Hello Universe"
diff --git a/karax/compact.nim b/karax/compact.nim
index 3363802..4e5dd6d 100644
--- a/karax/compact.nim
+++ b/karax/compact.nim
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ proc newname*(n: NimNode): NimNode =
     n[1] = newname(n[1])
     result = n
   elif n.kind == nnkSym:
-    result = ident($n.symbol)
+    result = ident(n.strVal)
   else:
     result = n