diff --git a/lib/red_amber/group.rb b/lib/red_amber/group.rb
index 9220204d..a8bcaa3a 100755
--- a/lib/red_amber/group.rb
+++ b/lib/red_amber/group.rb
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ def call_aggregating_function(func, summary_keys, _options)
       summary_keys.each.with_object([[], []]) do |key, (keys, arrays)|
         vector = @dataframe[key]
         arrays << filters.map { |filter| vector.filter(filter).send(func) }
-        keys << "#{func}(#{key})".to_sym
+        keys << :"#{func}(#{key})"
       rescue Arrow::Error::NotImplemented
         # next
       end
diff --git a/test/test_subframes.rb b/test/test_subframes.rb
index 48cac866..121614c8 100755
--- a/test/test_subframes.rb
+++ b/test/test_subframes.rb
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class SubFranesTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     test '#aggregate by block with an Array w/o group key' do
       aggregations =
         %i[sum count].product(%i[x z]).map do |func, key|
-          ["#{func}_#{key}".to_sym, key, func]
+          [:"#{func}_#{key}", key, func]
         end
       aggregated =
         @sf.aggregate do |df|
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class SubFranesTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     test '#aggregate by block with an Array and group key' do
       aggregations = [%i[y y first]]
       %i[sum count].product(%i[x z]).each do |func, key|
-        aggregations << ["#{func}_#{key}".to_sym, key, func]
+        aggregations << [:"#{func}_#{key}", key, func]
       end
       aggregated =
         @sf.aggregate do |df|