diff --git a/integration_tests/include_example.json b/integration_tests/include_example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf1b6db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/include_example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "foo": "bar",
+    "one": 1,
+    "inner": {
+        "list": [
+            1,
+            true,
+            null
+        ]
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration_tests/include_example.yaml b/integration_tests/include_example.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c938bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/include_example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+foo: "bar"
+one: 1
+inner:
+  list: [1, true, null]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration_tests/include_test.ucg b/integration_tests/include_test.ucg
index 605f5c3..2028bde 100644
--- a/integration_tests/include_test.ucg
+++ b/integration_tests/include_test.ucg
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+let t = import "std/testing.ucg".asserts{};
+
 let script = include str "./include_example.sh";
 assert {
     ok = script == "#!/usr/bin/env bash
@@ -14,4 +16,42 @@ let base64safe = include b64urlsafe "./include_example.sh";
 assert {
     ok = base64safe == expected,
     desc = "base64safe == expected",
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+let json_conf = include json "./include_example.json";
+
+assert t.equal{
+    left = json_conf.foo,
+    right = "bar",
+ };
+
+assert t.equal{
+    left = json_conf.one,
+    right = 1,
+ };
+
+assert t.equal{
+    left = json_conf.inner,
+    right = {
+        list = [1, true, NULL],
+    },
+ };
+
+let yaml_conf = include yaml "./include_example.yaml";
+
+assert t.equal{
+    left = yaml_conf.foo,
+    right = "bar",
+ };
+
+assert t.equal{
+    left = yaml_conf.one,
+    right = 1,
+ };
+
+assert t.equal{
+    left = yaml_conf.inner,
+    right = {
+        list = [1, true, NULL],
+    },
+ };
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diff --git a/src/convert/yaml.rs b/src/convert/yaml.rs
index 54c74a8..03a8ad8 100644
--- a/src/convert/yaml.rs
+++ b/src/convert/yaml.rs
@@ -100,13 +100,21 @@ impl YamlConverter {
             serde_yaml::Value::Mapping(m) => {
                 let mut fs = Vec::with_capacity(m.len());
                 for (key, value) in m {
+                    // This is a little gross but since yaml allows maps to be keyed
+                    // by more than just a string it's necessary.
+                    let key = match key {
+                        serde_yaml::Value::Bool(b) => b.to_string(),
+                        serde_yaml::Value::Null => "null".to_string(),
+                        serde_yaml::Value::Number(n) => n.to_string(),
+                        serde_yaml::Value::String(s) => s.clone(),
+                        serde_yaml::Value::Sequence(_) | serde_yaml::Value::Mapping(_) => {
+                            eprintln!("Unsupported key type in yaml import skipping");
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    };
+                    eprintln!("yaml key is: {}", key);
                     fs.push((
-                        ast::PositionedItem::new(
-                            // This is a little gross but since yaml allows maps to be keyed
-                            // by more than just a string it's necessary.
-                            serde_yaml::to_string(key)?,
-                            ast::Position::new(0, 0, 0),
-                        ),
+                        ast::PositionedItem::new(key, ast::Position::new(0, 0, 0)),
                         Rc::new(self.convert_json_val(value)?),
                     ));
                 }