diff --git a/lib/nori/string_with_attributes.rb b/lib/nori/string_with_attributes.rb
index a93d9de..10dcf57 100644
--- a/lib/nori/string_with_attributes.rb
+++ b/lib/nori/string_with_attributes.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,9 @@ class StringWithAttributes < String
 
     attr_accessor :attributes
 
+    def as_json
+      to_s
+    end
+
   end
 end