diff --git a/src/TensorValues/SymTensorValueTypes.jl b/src/TensorValues/SymTensorValueTypes.jl
index a3a12ba35..b76e7417b 100644
--- a/src/TensorValues/SymTensorValueTypes.jl
+++ b/src/TensorValues/SymTensorValueTypes.jl
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ SymTensorValue{D,T1,L}(data::Number...) where {D,T1,L} = SymTensorValue{D,T1}(da
   str = ""
   for i in 1:D
     for j in i:D
-      str *= "data[i,j], "
+      str *= "data[$i,$j], "
     end
   end
   Meta.parse("($str)")
@@ -154,4 +154,3 @@ length(::SymTensorValue{D}) where {D} = length(SymTensorValue{D})
 
 num_components(::Type{<:SymTensorValue{D}}) where {D} = length(SymTensorValue{D})
 num_components(::SymTensorValue{D}) where {D} = num_components(SymTensorValue{D})
-
diff --git a/test/TensorValuesTests/TypesTests.jl b/test/TensorValuesTests/TypesTests.jl
index 1a4958b5f..c86d8391e 100644
--- a/test/TensorValuesTests/TypesTests.jl
+++ b/test/TensorValuesTests/TypesTests.jl
@@ -429,6 +429,14 @@ a = SymTensorValue(11,21,22)
 @test change_eltype(a,Float64) == SymTensorValue{2,Float64,3}
 @test isa(Tuple(a),Tuple)
 @test Tuple(a) == a.data
+b = Matrix{Int64}(undef,2,2)
+b[1,1] = a[1,1]
+b[1,2] = a[1,2]
+b[2,1] = a[2,1]
+b[2,2] = a[2,2]
+bt = SymTensorValue{2,Int64}(b)
+@test bt .== a
+
 
 a = SymFourthOrderTensorValue(1111,1121,1122, 2111,2121,2122, 2211,2221,2222)
 @test change_eltype(a,Float64) == SymFourthOrderTensorValue{2,Float64,9}