diff --git a/hy_odoo/__manifest__.py b/hy_odoo/__manifest__.py
index 865495d..f8e6815 100644
--- a/hy_odoo/__manifest__.py
+++ b/hy_odoo/__manifest__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     'name': 'Hy Odoo',
     'summary': 'Hy Odoo',
     'description': """ Hy functions and macros for Odoo """,
-    'version': '16.0.0.8.8',
+    'version': '16.0.0.8.9',
     'category': 'Hy',
     'author': 'Fabien Bourgeois',
     'license': 'Other OSI approved licence',
diff --git a/hy_odoo/xml.hy b/hy_odoo/xml.hy
index 94a181f..744e0e2 100644
--- a/hy_odoo/xml.hy
+++ b/hy_odoo/xml.hy
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   (cond (instance? str children) (setv (. parent text) children)
         (instance? XMLDictElement children)
         (do
-          (setv attrs (dfor [k v] (.items (. children attrs)) [(str k) (str v)]))
+          (setv attrs (dfor [k v] (.items (. children attrs)) (str k) (str v)))
           (setv new-parent (.SubElement ET parent (. children tag) attrs)
                 subchildren (. children children))
           (when subchildren) (xmlchild new-parent subchildren))