diff --git a/hipcheck/src/config.rs b/hipcheck/src/config.rs
index 61441237..4e0ae9d6 100644
--- a/hipcheck/src/config.rs
+++ b/hipcheck/src/config.rs
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ impl WeightTreeNode {
 	// the policy for our analyses
 	#[allow(dead_code)]
 	pub fn with_hardcoded_expr(&self) -> AnalysisTreeNode {
-		let expr = "true".to_owned();
+		let expr = "#t".to_owned();
 		let analysis = Analysis {
 			publisher: MITRE_PUBLISHER.to_owned(),
 			plugin: LEGACY_PLUGIN.to_owned(),
diff --git a/hipcheck/src/policy/config_to_policy.rs b/hipcheck/src/policy/config_to_policy.rs
index 0c499c3d..f42eab3e 100644
--- a/hipcheck/src/policy/config_to_policy.rs
+++ b/hipcheck/src/policy/config_to_policy.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn parse_activity(
 		// Cap the weight at 65,533
 		let weight = activity.weight.try_into().unwrap_or(u16::MAX);
 		let threshold = activity.week_count_threshold;
-		let expression = format!("(lte {} $.weeks)", threshold);
+		let expression = format!("(lte {} $/weeks)", threshold);
 
 		// Add the plugin
 		let plugin = PolicyPlugin::new(
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ fn parse_identity(
 		// Cap the weight at 65,533
 		let weight = identity.weight.try_into().unwrap_or(u16::MAX);
 		let threshold = identity.percent_threshold;
-		let expression = format!("(lte {} $.pct_match)", threshold);
+		let expression = format!("(lte {} $/pct_match)", threshold);
 
 		// Add the plugin
 		let plugin = PolicyPlugin::new(
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ fn parse_review(
 		// Cap the weight at 65,533
 		let weight = review.weight.try_into().unwrap_or(u16::MAX);
 		let threshold = review.percent_threshold;
-		let expression = format!("(lte {} $.pct_reviewed)", threshold);
+		let expression = format!("(lte {} $/pct_reviewed)", threshold);
 
 		// Add the plugin
 		let plugin = PolicyPlugin::new(
diff --git a/hipcheck/src/policy/test_example.kdl b/hipcheck/src/policy/test_example.kdl
index 537773dc..887315ff 100644
--- a/hipcheck/src/policy/test_example.kdl
+++ b/hipcheck/src/policy/test_example.kdl
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ analyze {
     investigate policy="(gt 0.5 $)"
 
     category "practices" weight=1 {
-        analysis "mitre/activity" policy="(lte 71 $.weeks)" weight=1
+        analysis "mitre/activity" policy="(lte 71 $/weeks)" weight=1
         analysis "mitre/binary" policy="(eq 0 (count $))" weight=1
         analysis "mitre/fuzz" policy="(eq #t $)" weight=1
-        analysis "mitre/identity" policy="(lte 0.2 $.pct_match)" weight=1
-        analysis "mitre/review" policy="(lte 0.05 $.pct_reviewed)" weight=1
+        analysis "mitre/identity" policy="(lte 0.2 $/pct_match)" weight=1
+        analysis "mitre/review" policy="(lte 0.05 $/pct_reviewed)" weight=1
     }
 
     category "attacks" weight=1 {
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ analyze {
             analysis "mitre/entropy" policy="(eq 0 (count (filter (gt 10) $)))" weight=1
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/hipcheck/src/policy/tests.rs b/hipcheck/src/policy/tests.rs
index dd349d8a..0d108205 100644
--- a/hipcheck/src/policy/tests.rs
+++ b/hipcheck/src/policy/tests.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ mod test {
             investigate-if-fail "mitre/typo" "mitre/binary"
 
             category "practices" weight=2 {
-                analysis "mitre/activity" policy="(lte 52 $.weeks)" weight=3
+                analysis "mitre/activity" policy="(lte 52 $/weeks)" weight=3
                 analysis "mitre/binary" policy="(eq 0 (count $))"
             }
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ mod test {
 		let mut practices = PolicyCategory::new("practices".to_string(), Some(2));
 		practices.push(PolicyCategoryChild::Analysis(PolicyAnalysis::new(
 			PolicyPluginName::new("mitre/activity").unwrap(),
-			Some("(lte 52 $.weeks)".to_string()),
+			Some("(lte 52 $/weeks)".to_string()),
 			Some(3),
 			None,
 		)));
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ mod test {
             investigate-if-fail "mitre/binary"
 
             category "practices" {
-                analysis "mitre/activity" policy="(lte 52 $.weeks)" weight=3
+                analysis "mitre/activity" policy="(lte 52 $/weeks)" weight=3
                 analysis "mitre/binary" policy="(eq 0 (count $))"
             }
         }"#;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ mod test {
 		let mut practices = PolicyCategory::new("practices".to_string(), None);
 		practices.push(PolicyCategoryChild::Analysis(PolicyAnalysis::new(
 			PolicyPluginName::new("mitre/activity").unwrap(),
-			Some("(lte 52 $.weeks)".to_string()),
+			Some("(lte 52 $/weeks)".to_string()),
 			Some(3),
 			None,
 		)));