diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index a0d1075..c5426ff 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.148"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.149"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-06-07T17:22:38+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-06-07T17:45:45+0200"
diff --git a/reflectext/primitiveStringSerializer.go b/reflectext/primitiveStringSerializer.go
index 157c90d..16b9f90 100644
--- a/reflectext/primitiveStringSerializer.go
+++ b/reflectext/primitiveStringSerializer.go
@@ -46,10 +46,14 @@ func (pss PrimitiveStringSerializer) ValueToString(v any) (string, error) {
 
 func (pss PrimitiveStringSerializer) ValueFromString(str string, outType reflect.Type) (any, error) {
 
-	if str == "" {
+	if outType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && str == "" {
 		return reflect.Zero(outType).Interface(), nil // = nil.(outType), nil
 	}
 
+	if str == "" {
+		return reflect.Zero(outType).Interface(), nil // = <default>(outType), nil
+	}
+
 	if outType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 
 		innerValue, err := pss.ValueFromString(str, outType.Elem())