diff --git a/src/ring/swagger/swagger2.clj b/src/ring/swagger/swagger2.clj
index 6dfd006e..6b4419bd 100644
--- a/src/ring/swagger/swagger2.clj
+++ b/src/ring/swagger/swagger2.clj
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 (defmethod extract-parameter :body [_ model options]
   (if-let [schema (rsc/peek-schema model)]
     (let [schema-json (jsons/->swagger model options)]
-      (vector {:in :body
+      (vector {:in "body"
                :name (name (s/schema-name schema))
                :description (or (:description (jsons/->swagger schema options)) "")
                :required (not (jsons/maybe? model))
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                 json-schema (jsons/->swagger v options)]
           :when json-schema]
       (merge
-        {:in in
+        {:in (name in)
          :name (name rk)
          :description ""
          :required (or (= in :path) (s/required-key? k))}
diff --git a/test/ring/swagger/swagger2_test.clj b/test/ring/swagger/swagger2_test.clj
index c305cda7..4d123a35 100644
--- a/test/ring/swagger/swagger2_test.clj
+++ b/test/ring/swagger/swagger2_test.clj
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 (fact "s/either stuff is correctly named"
   (-> (swagger-json {:paths {"/ab" {:get {:parameters {:body SchemaAB}}}}})
       (get-in [:paths "/ab" :get :parameters 0]))
-  => {:in :body
+  => {:in "body"
       :name "SchemaA"
       :description ""
       :required true
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 (fact "body wrapped in Maybe make's it optional"
   (-> (swagger-json {:paths {"/maybe" {:post {:parameters {:body (s/maybe {:kikka s/Str})}}}}})
       (get-in [:paths "/maybe" :post :parameters 0]))
-  => (contains {:in :body, :required false}))
+  => (contains {:in "body", :required false}))
 
 (fact "path-parameters with .dot extension, #82"
   (swagger-json
diff --git a/test/ring/swagger/swagger2_unit_test.clj b/test/ring/swagger/swagger2_unit_test.clj
index abc3fdb4..52a36c69 100644
--- a/test/ring/swagger/swagger2_unit_test.clj
+++ b/test/ring/swagger/swagger2_unit_test.clj
@@ -187,34 +187,34 @@
        :formData {:f Integer}} {})
 
     => [{:name "Pet"
-         :in :body
+         :in "body"
          :description ""
          :required true
          :schema {:$ref "#/definitions/Pet"}}
         {:name "id"
-         :in :query
+         :in "query"
          :description ""
          :required true
          :type "integer"
          :format "int64"}
         {:name "q"
-         :in :query
+         :in "query"
          :description ""
          :required false
          :type "string"}
         {:name "p"
-         :in :path
+         :in "path"
          :description ""
          :required true
          :type "integer"
          :format "int64"}
         {:name "h"
-         :in :header
+         :in "header"
          :description ""
          :required true
          :type "string"}
         {:name "f"
-         :in :formData
+         :in "formData"
          :description ""
          :required true
          :type "integer"
@@ -230,13 +230,13 @@
 
       => [{:name "q"
            :description ""
-           :in :query
+           :in "query"
            :required true
            :type "string"}
           {:name "l"
            :description ""
            :format "int64"
-           :in :query
+           :in "query"
            :required false
            :type "integer"}])
 
@@ -248,13 +248,13 @@
 
       => [{:name "q"
            :description ""
-           :in :path
+           :in "path"
            :required true
            :type "string"}
           {:name "l"
            :description ""
            :format "int64"
-           :in :path
+           :in "path"
            :required true
            :type "integer"}]))
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 
     => [{:name "Body"
          :description ""
-         :in :body
+         :in "body"
          :required true
          :schema {:type "array"
                   :items {:$ref "#/definitions/Body"}}}])
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 
     => [{:name "Body"
          :description ""
-         :in :body
+         :in "body"
          :required true
          :schema {:type "array"
                   :uniqueItems true
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 
     => [{:description "foo"
          :name "Body"
-         :in :body
+         :in "body"
          :required true
          :schema {:$ref "#/definitions/Body"}}])
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 
     => [{:description "foo"
          :name "Body"
-         :in :body
+         :in "body"
          :required true
          :schema {:type "array"
                   :items {:$ref "#/definitions/Body"}}}]))
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
                                         :operationId ..operationid..
                                         :consumes ["application/xyz"]
                                         :produces ["application/xyz"]
-                                        :parameters [{:in :path
+                                        :parameters [{:in "path"
                                                       :name "id"
                                                       :description ""
                                                       :required true