diff --git a/format/yaml/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/yaml/YamlRepresenter.java b/format/yaml/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/yaml/YamlRepresenter.java
index 7945aef7..10d662d3 100644
--- a/format/yaml/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/yaml/YamlRepresenter.java
+++ b/format/yaml/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/yaml/YamlRepresenter.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public Node representData(final Object nodeObject) {
                 for (Map.Entry<Object, ? extends ConfigurationNode> ent : node.childrenMap().entrySet()) {
                     // SnakeYAML supports both key and value comments. Add the comments on the key
                     final Node value = represent(ent.getValue());
-                    final Node key = represent(String.valueOf(ent.getKey()));
+                    final Node key = represent(ent.getKey());
                     key.setBlockComments(value.getBlockComments());
                     value.setBlockComments(Collections.emptyList());