diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d1462a..07e3d30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 ## master
 
+- [PR #161](https://github.com/DmitryTsepelev/store_model/pull/161) Addresses error deserializing malformed json string ([@agiveygives])
+
 ## 2.1.2 (2023-10-07)
 
 - [PR #156](https://github.com/DmitryTsepelev/store_model/pull/156) Override of accepts_nested_attributes_for breaks app start when connection to db is not available ([@Supernich])
@@ -200,3 +202,4 @@
 [@morgangrubb]: https://github.com/morgangrubb
 [@mweitzel]: https://github.com/mweitzel
 [@Supernich]: https://github.com/Supernich
+[@agiveygives]: https://github.com/agiveygives
diff --git a/spec/store_model/types/one_spec.rb b/spec/store_model/types/one_spec.rb
index 48fb796..82ae9a5 100644
--- a/spec/store_model/types/one_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/store_model/types/one_spec.rb
@@ -201,25 +201,25 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#deserialize' do
-    describe 'when an empty string is passed' do
+  describe "#deserialize" do
+    describe "when an empty string is passed" do
       let(:value) { "" }
 
       subject { type.deserialize(value) }
 
       it { is_expected.to be_a(Configuration) }
 
-      it('is equal to an empty model') { is_expected.to eq(Configuration.new) }
+      it("is equal to an empty model") { is_expected.to eq(Configuration.new) }
     end
 
-    describe 'when a malformed JSON string is passed' do
+    describe "when a malformed JSON string is passed" do
       let(:value) { "{/sdfgsdfre}" }
 
       subject { type.deserialize(value) }
 
       it { is_expected.to be_a(Configuration) }
 
-      it('is equal to an empty model') { is_expected.to eq(Configuration.new) }
+      it("is equal to an empty model") { is_expected.to eq(Configuration.new) }
     end
   end
 end