diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index ba3e393..a0d1075 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.147"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.148"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-06-07T16:58:17+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-06-07T17:22:38+0200"
diff --git a/reflectext/primitiveStringSerializer.go b/reflectext/primitiveStringSerializer.go
index ffceeb9..157c90d 100644
--- a/reflectext/primitiveStringSerializer.go
+++ b/reflectext/primitiveStringSerializer.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (pss PrimitiveStringSerializer) ValueToString(v any) (string, error) {
 
 func (pss PrimitiveStringSerializer) ValueFromString(str string, outType reflect.Type) (any, error) {
 
-	if outType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && str == "" {
+	if str == "" {
 		return reflect.Zero(outType).Interface(), nil // = nil.(outType), nil
 	}