diff --git a/src/pluto/reader/destructuring.cljc b/src/pluto/reader/destructuring.cljc
index 1035fd4..0fab7a6 100644
--- a/src/pluto/reader/destructuring.cljc
+++ b/src/pluto/reader/destructuring.cljc
@@ -76,5 +76,7 @@
    * :errors, a vector of errors encountered during the destructuring"
   [bindings s]
   (cond
-    (sequential? s) (destructure-seq bindings s)
-    (map? s) (destructure-assoc bindings s)))
+    (sequential? bindings)
+    (destructure-seq bindings s)
+    (map? bindings)
+    (destructure-assoc bindings s)))
diff --git a/test/pluto/reader/destructuring_test.cljc b/test/pluto/reader/destructuring_test.cljc
index 0922b0a..a128e82 100644
--- a/test/pluto/reader/destructuring_test.cljc
+++ b/test/pluto/reader/destructuring_test.cljc
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   (is (= {:data '{all [1 2 3]}} (destructuring/destructure-seq '[_ _ _ :as all] [1 2 3]))))
 
 (deftest destructure-assoc
+  (is (= {:data '{a nil b nil}}
+         (destructuring/destructure-assoc '{a :a b :b} nil)))
   (is (= {:data '{a 1 b 2}}
          (destructuring/destructure-assoc '{a :a b :b} {:a 1 :b 2})))
   #_
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
          (destructuring/destructure-assoc '{a :a b :b c [:c 4] :as all} {:a 1 :b 2 :d 3}))))
 
 (deftest destructure
+  (is (= {:data '{a nil}} (destructuring/destructure '{a :a} nil)))
   (is (= {:data '{a 1}} (destructuring/destructure '[a] [1])))
   (is (= {:data '{a 1 b 2}} (destructuring/destructure '[a {b :b}] [1 {:b 2}])))
   (is (= {:data '{a 1 b 2 c 3}} (destructuring/destructure '[a [b [c]]] [1 [2 [3]]])))