diff --git a/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/mod.rs b/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/mod.rs
index 1473aec3..38e209aa 100644
--- a/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/mod.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Sexp {
     List(Vec<Sexp>),
     Symbol(String),
     String(String),
+    RawString(String),
 }
 
 impl Sexp {
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ impl Sexp {
         Self::String(value.to_string())
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn raw_string(value: impl ToString) -> Self {
+        Self::RawString(value.to_string())
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn canon(peer: Sexp, stream: Sexp, target: Sexp) -> Self {
         Self::Canon(Box::new(Canon {
             peer,
@@ -103,6 +108,9 @@ impl Sexp {
             Sexp::String(ref s) => Err(format!(
                 r#"cannot attach a service definition to a string: "{s:?}""#
             )),
+            Sexp::RawString(ref s) => Err(format!(
+                r#"cannot attach a service definition to a raw string: "{s:?}""#
+            )),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -138,9 +146,9 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Sexp {
             Sexp::Embed(embed) => {
                 write!(
                     f,
-                    "(embed [{args}] #"{script}"#{var})",
+                    r##"(embed [{args}] {script}{var})"##,
                     args = embed.args.iter().format(" "),
-                    script = embed.script,
+                    script = dbg!(&embed.script),
                     var = match &embed.var {
                         Some(var) => format!(" {var}"),
                         None => "".to_owned(),
@@ -150,6 +158,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Sexp {
             Sexp::List(items) => write!(f, "({})", items.iter().format(" ")),
             Sexp::Symbol(symbol) => write!(f, "{symbol}"),
             Sexp::String(string) => write!(f, r#""{string}""#),
+            Sexp::RawString(string) => write!(f, r##"#"{string}"#"##),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/parser.rs b/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/parser.rs
index 7480a30f..036bf94e 100644
--- a/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/parser.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ fn parse_raw_string(inp: Input<'_>) -> IResult<Input<'_>, Sexp, ParseError<'_>>
                 )),
             ),
         ),
-        Sexp::string,
+        Sexp::raw_string,
     )(inp)
 }
 
@@ -525,13 +525,13 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_empty_raw_string() {
         let res = Sexp::from_str(r##"#""#"##);
-        assert_eq!(res, Ok(Sexp::string("")));
+        assert_eq!(res, Ok(Sexp::raw_string("")));
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_raw_string() {
         let res = Sexp::from_str(r##"#"str " ing"#"##);
-        assert_eq!(res, Ok(Sexp::string("str \" ing")));
+        assert_eq!(res, Ok(Sexp::raw_string("str \" ing")));
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
diff --git a/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/walker.rs b/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/walker.rs
index 6054f7a6..670ed034 100644
--- a/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/walker.rs
+++ b/crates/testing-framework/src/transform/walker.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl<R: AirRunner> Transformer<'_, R> {
                     self.transform(child, test_init_parameters).await;
                 }
             }
-            Sexp::Embed(_) | Sexp::Symbol(_) | Sexp::String(_) => {}
+            Sexp::Embed(_) | Sexp::Symbol(_) | Sexp::String(_) | Sexp::RawString(_) => {}
         }
     }