diff --git a/packages/react-json-tree/examples/src/App.tsx b/packages/react-json-tree/examples/src/App.tsx
index 82093943..a972ce58 100644
--- a/packages/react-json-tree/examples/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-json-tree/examples/src/App.tsx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ const App = () => (
             <span role="img" aria-label="mellow">
               😐
             </span>{' '}
-            {raw}{' '}
+            {raw as string}{' '}
             <span role="img" aria-label="mellow">
               😐
             </span>