diff --git a/impls/skew/core.sk b/impls/skew/core.sk
index a337ab72..b65d08c4 100644
--- a/impls/skew/core.sk
+++ b/impls/skew/core.sk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const ns StringMap<fn(List<MalVal>) MalVal> = {
   "string?":  (a List<MalVal>) => MalVal.fromBool(a[0] is MalString),
   "symbol":   (a List<MalVal>) => MalSymbol.new((a[0] as MalString).val),
   "symbol?":  (a List<MalVal>) => MalVal.fromBool(a[0] is MalSymbol),
-  "keyword":  (a List<MalVal>) => MalKeyword.new((a[0] as MalString).val),
+  "keyword":  (a List<MalVal>) => a[0] is MalKeyword ? a[0] : MalKeyword.new((a[0] as MalString).val),
   "keyword?": (a List<MalVal>) => MalVal.fromBool(a[0] is MalKeyword),
   "number?":  (a List<MalVal>) => MalVal.fromBool(a[0] is MalNumber),
   "fn?":      (a List<MalVal>) => MalVal.fromBool(a[0] is MalNativeFunc ||