diff --git a/src/core/Junction.pm b/src/core/Junction.pm
index 97d8eb65cfb..0696306041a 100644
--- a/src/core/Junction.pm
+++ b/src/core/Junction.pm
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ my class Junction is Mu {
     }
 
     multi method Str(Junction:D:) {
-        self.new($!storage.map({$_.Str}), :type($!type))
+        self.perl
     }
 
     multi method ACCEPTS(Junction:D: Mu \topic) {