diff --git a/src/compiler/node.rs b/src/compiler/node.rs
index 24f01a0..85b5e16 100644
--- a/src/compiler/node.rs
+++ b/src/compiler/node.rs
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ impl Serialize for ColumnRef {
     fn serialize<S: serde::ser::Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
         let fmt_str = match (&self.h, &self.id) {
             (None, None) => unreachable!(),
-            (Some(h), None) => format!("{}", h),
+            (Some(h), None) => format!("{}", h.to_serialize_string()),
             (None, Some(id)) => format!("#{}", id),
-            (Some(h), Some(id)) => format!("{}#{}", h, id),
+            (Some(h), Some(id)) => format!("{}#{}", h.to_serialize_string(), id),
         };
         // Done
         serializer.serialize_str(&fmt_str)
diff --git a/src/structs/handle.rs b/src/structs/handle.rs
index 08f2ea7..907516b 100644
--- a/src/structs/handle.rs
+++ b/src/structs/handle.rs
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Handle {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "json-bin")]
-impl Serialize for Handle {
-    fn serialize<S: serde::ser::Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+impl Handle {
+    pub fn to_serialize_string(&self) -> String {
         // Sanity checks
         assert!(
             !self.module.contains(":"),
@@ -187,13 +187,19 @@ impl Serialize for Handle {
             !self.perspective.as_ref().map_or(false, |s| s.contains(":")),
             "JSON deserisalisation conflict on perspective"
         );
-        // Compute format string
-        let fmt_str = match &self.perspective {
+        //
+        match &self.perspective {
             None => format!("{}:{}", self.module, self.name),
             Some(p) => format!("{}:{}:{}", self.module, self.name, p),
-        };
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "json-bin")]
+impl Serialize for Handle {
+    fn serialize<S: serde::ser::Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
         // Done
-        serializer.serialize_str(&fmt_str)
+        serializer.serialize_str(&self.to_serialize_string())
     }
 }