diff --git a/decode.rkt b/decode.rkt
index 0eaf826..bd79554 100644
--- a/decode.rkt
+++ b/decode.rkt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
           [(number? x) (number->string x)]
           [(path? x) (path->string x)]
           [(char? x) (format "~a" x)]
+          [(void? x) ""]
           ;; todo: guard against weird shit like lists of procedures
           [(or (list? x) (hash? x) (vector? x)) (format "~v" x)] ; ok to convert datatypes
           [else (error)])))) ; but things like procedures should throw an error