diff --git a/crates/oxide_vm/src/coercion.rs b/crates/oxide_vm/src/coercion.rs
index babe3a2..bf05ae6 100644
--- a/crates/oxide_vm/src/coercion.rs
+++ b/crates/oxide_vm/src/coercion.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ pub fn to_string(vm: &Vm, val: JsValue) -> String {
                 "-Infinity".to_string()
             };
         }
+        if d.is_finite() && d.fract() == 0.0 {
+            return (d as i64).to_string();
+        }
         let mut buf = ryu::Buffer::new();
         return buf.format(d).to_string();
     }
@@ -170,7 +173,12 @@ fn strict_double_eq(a: f64, b: f64) -> bool {
     a == b
 }
 
-pub fn relational_compare(lhs: JsValue, rhs: JsValue) -> Option<bool> {
+pub fn relational_compare(vm: &Vm, lhs: JsValue, rhs: JsValue) -> Option<bool> {
+    if lhs.is_string() && rhs.is_string() {
+        let ls = vm.lookup_str(lhs).unwrap_or("");
+        let rs = vm.lookup_str(rhs).unwrap_or("");
+        return Some(ls < rs);
+    }
     let l = to_number(lhs);
     let r = to_number(rhs);
     if l.is_nan() || r.is_nan() {
diff --git a/crates/oxide_vm/src/vm.rs b/crates/oxide_vm/src/vm.rs
index b3bfba5..9fb75de 100644
--- a/crates/oxide_vm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/crates/oxide_vm/src/vm.rs
@@ -205,22 +205,22 @@ impl Vm {
                 }
 
                 OpCode::LT => {
-                    let rel = coercion::relational_compare(self.regs[a], self.regs[b]);
+                    let rel = coercion::relational_compare(self, self.regs[a], self.regs[b]);
                     self.regs[rd] = JsValue::bool(rel.unwrap_or(false));
                 }
 
                 OpCode::GT => {
-                    let rel = coercion::relational_compare(self.regs[b], self.regs[a]);
+                    let rel = coercion::relational_compare(self, self.regs[b], self.regs[a]);
                     self.regs[rd] = JsValue::bool(rel.unwrap_or(false));
                 }
 
                 OpCode::LTE => {
-                    let rel = coercion::relational_compare(self.regs[b], self.regs[a]);
+                    let rel = coercion::relational_compare(self, self.regs[b], self.regs[a]);
                     self.regs[rd] = JsValue::bool(!rel.unwrap_or(true));
                 }
 
                 OpCode::GTE => {
-                    let rel = coercion::relational_compare(self.regs[a], self.regs[b]);
+                    let rel = coercion::relational_compare(self, self.regs[a], self.regs[b]);
                     self.regs[rd] = JsValue::bool(!rel.unwrap_or(true));
                 }