diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7f657b9..27e8e6b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var keyMirror = function(obj) {
   }
   for (key in obj) {
     if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-      ret[key] = key;
+      ret[key] = Symbol(key);
     }
   }
   return ret;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 636f39e..dc538b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "keymirror",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "A simple utility for creating an object with values equal to its keys. Identical to react/lib/keyMirror",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Samuel Reed <sam@tixelated.com> (http://strml.net/)",