diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index cf7bba4a4..e0034e9f3 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # C3C Release Notes
 
+## 0.6.6 Change list
+
+### Changes / improvements
+None
+
+### Fixes
+- Fix case trying to initialize a `char[*]*` from a String.
+
+### Stdlib changes
+None
+
 ## 0.6.5 Change list
 
 ### Changes / improvements
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_casts.c b/src/compiler/sema_casts.c
index fc65d0cf9..4ed303eb8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_casts.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_casts.c
@@ -239,13 +239,15 @@ Type *type_infer_len_from_actual_type(Type *to_infer, Type *actual_type)
 	// And from the actual type.
 	actual_type = type_no_optional(actual_type);
 
+	Type *actual = type_get_indexed_type(actual_type);
+	if (!actual) return actual_type;
+
 	// Grab the underlying indexed type,
 	// because we can only have [*] [] [<*>] [<>] * here
 	Type *indexed = type_get_indexed_type(to_infer);
-	Type *actual = type_get_indexed_type(actual_type);
 
 	// We should always have indexed types.
-	ASSERT0(indexed && actual);
+	ASSERT0(indexed);
 
 	// The underlying type may also be inferred.
 	// In this case, infer it.
diff --git a/test/test_suite/cast/cast_string_to_infered_array.c3 b/test/test_suite/cast/cast_string_to_infered_array.c3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e5824fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_suite/cast/cast_string_to_infered_array.c3
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import std;
+fn void main()
+{
+	char[*]* x = "abc"; // #error: You cannot cast 'String' to 'char[*]*'
+	io::printn($typeof(x).nameof);
+}
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