diff --git a/include/ircd/json/json.h b/include/ircd/json/json.h
index 7b702dd96..aa01bfc39 100644
--- a/include/ircd/json/json.h
+++ b/include/ircd/json/json.h
@@ -86,7 +86,11 @@ namespace ircd
 struct ircd::json::string
 :string_view
 {
-	using string_view::string_view;
+	string(const string_view &s)
+	:string_view{unquote(s)}
+	{}
+
+	string() = default;
 };
 
 template<size_t SIZE>
diff --git a/modules/m_receipt.cc b/modules/m_receipt.cc
index fb562dc7a..71cdfa0b7 100644
--- a/modules/m_receipt.cc
+++ b/modules/m_receipt.cc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ try
 
 	m::event receipt;
 	json::get<"depth"_>(receipt) = json::undefined_number;
-	json::get<"type"_>(receipt) = "m.receipt";
+	json::get<"type"_>(receipt) = "m.receipt"_sv;
 	json::get<"room_id"_>(receipt) = room_id;
 	json::get<"sender"_>(receipt) = user_id;
 	json::get<"origin"_>(receipt) = user_id.host();
diff --git a/modules/m_typing.cc b/modules/m_typing.cc
index 51071de5c..ac6e68764 100644
--- a/modules/m_typing.cc
+++ b/modules/m_typing.cc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ _handle_edu_m_typing(const m::event &event,
 
 	m::event typing{event};
 	json::get<"room_id"_>(typing) = room_id;
-	json::get<"type"_>(typing) = "m.typing";
+	json::get<"type"_>(typing) = "m.typing"_sv;
 
 	char buf[512];
 	const json::value user_ids[]