diff --git a/lib/generators/oaken/convert/fixtures_generator.rb b/lib/generators/oaken/convert/fixtures_generator.rb
index 1710fc0..45f70d3 100644
--- a/lib/generators/oaken/convert/fixtures_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/oaken/convert/fixtures_generator.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def recursive_convert(input, key: nil)
       when Array then input.map { recursive_convert _1 }.join(", ")
       when Integer then input
       else
-        if key == @referenced&.first
+        if key && key == @referenced&.first
           @referenced.last == :plural ? "[#{input}]" : input
         else
           "\"#{input}\""