diff --git a/src/eval_visualization/eval_visualization_core.c b/src/eval_visualization/eval_visualization_core.c
index 34f56f76..105ccd92 100644
--- a/src/eval_visualization/eval_visualization_core.c
+++ b/src/eval_visualization/eval_visualization_core.c
@@ -2045,7 +2045,9 @@ ev_string_iter_next(Arena *arena, EV_StringIter *it, String8 *out_string)
             //
             
             // rjf: [read only] if we did prefix content, do a parenthesized pointer value
-            if(!(params->flags & EV_StringFlag_DisableAddresses) && params->flags & EV_StringFlag_ReadOnlyDisplayRules && ptr_data->did_prefix_content && !ptr_data->did_prefix_string)
+            if(!(params->flags & EV_StringFlag_DisableAddresses) && params->flags & EV_StringFlag_ReadOnlyDisplayRules &&
+               ptr_data->did_prefix_content &&
+               (!ptr_data->did_prefix_string || ptr_data->value_eval.value.u64 == 0))
             {
               *out_string = push_str8f(arena, " (%S)", ptr_value_string);
             }