diff --git a/proxmox-api-macro/src/api.rs b/proxmox-api-macro/src/api.rs
index b71f3406..b12635c3 100644
--- a/proxmox-api-macro/src/api.rs
+++ b/proxmox-api-macro/src/api.rs
@@ -646,9 +646,9 @@ fn create_wrapper_function(
             api_method_param: &::proxmox::api::ApiMethod,
             rpc_env_param: &mut dyn ::proxmox::api::RpcEnvironment,
         ) -> Result<::serde_json::Value, ::failure::Error> {
-            if let Value::Object(ref mut input_map) = &mut input_params {
+            if let ::serde_json::Value::Object(ref mut input_map) = &mut input_params {
                 #body
-                Ok(serde_json::to_value(#func_name(#args)?)?)
+                Ok(::serde_json::to_value(#func_name(#args)?)?)
             } else {
                 ::failure::bail!("api function wrapper called with a non-object json value");
             }
diff --git a/proxmox-api-macro/tests/api1.rs b/proxmox-api-macro/tests/api1.rs
index 428f28c1..f7943b23 100644
--- a/proxmox-api-macro/tests/api1.rs
+++ b/proxmox-api-macro/tests/api1.rs
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ fn create_ticket(_param: Value) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 /// Create or verify authentication ticket.
 ///
 /// Returns: A ticket.
-fn create_ticket_direct(username: String, password: String) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+fn create_ticket_direct(username: String, password: String) -> Result<&'static str, Error> {
     let _ = username;
     let _ = password;
-    panic!("implement me");
+    // This sill not pass the schema's output validation, but the code still compiles as this can
+    // successfully produce a `serde_json::Value`!
+    Ok("an:invalid:ticket")
 }