diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0edc9e1..443e247 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ fn main() {
 # Contributors
 
 * Dan Hable <dan@danhable.com>
+* Denis Dengler <denis.dengler@dendevel.de>
diff --git a/merge-rs-derive/src/lib.rs b/merge-rs-derive/src/lib.rs
index 844d086..7297f67 100644
--- a/merge-rs-derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/merge-rs-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-use proc_macro::TokenStream;
-use proc_macro2::Span;
-use quote::quote;
-use syn::{parse_macro_input, Ident};
 use darling::{ast, util, FromDeriveInput, FromField};
+use proc_macro::TokenStream;
+use quote::{quote, quote_spanned};
+use syn::{parse_macro_input, spanned::Spanned, Ident};
 
 #[derive(Debug, FromField)]
 #[darling(attributes(merge_field))]
 struct MergeField {
     ident: Option<Ident>,
-    strategy: Option<String>,
+    strategy: Option<syn::Path>,
     #[darling(default)]
     skip: bool,
 }
@@ -45,11 +44,7 @@ fn gen_field_lines(
     res
 }
 
-fn do_derive(
-    input: TokenStream,
-    gen_field: FieldGenFn,
-    gen_trait: TraitGenFn,
-) -> TokenStream {
+fn do_derive(input: TokenStream, gen_field: FieldGenFn, gen_trait: TraitGenFn) -> TokenStream {
     let parsed = parse_macro_input!(input);
     match MergeTarget::from_derive_input(&parsed) {
         Err(e) => e.write_errors(),
@@ -58,26 +53,22 @@ fn do_derive(
             let fields = gen_field_lines(target.data.take_struct(), gen_field);
             gen_trait(target_ident, fields)
         }
-    }.into()
+    }
+    .into()
 }
 
 #[proc_macro_derive(MergeMut, attributes(merge_field))]
 pub fn derive_merge_mut(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     do_derive(
         input,
-        |field, field_token| {
-            match field.strategy {
-                _ if field.skip => None,
-                None => Some(quote! {
-                    self.#field_token.merge_mut(&other.#field_token)?;
-                }),
-                Some(strategy) => {
-                    let strategy_fn = Ident::new(&strategy, Span::call_site());
-                    Some(quote! {
-                        #strategy_fn(&mut self.#field_token, &other.#field_token); // TODO: bug here?
-                    })
-                }
-            }
+        |field, field_token| match field.strategy {
+            _ if field.skip => None,
+            None => Some(quote! {
+                self.#field_token.merge_mut(&other.#field_token)?;
+            }),
+            Some(strategy) => Some(
+                quote_spanned!(strategy.span() => #strategy(&mut self.#field_token, &other.#field_token)?;),
+            ),
         },
         |target, fields| {
             quote! {
@@ -88,28 +79,24 @@ pub fn derive_merge_mut(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                     }
                 }
             }
-        })
+        },
+    )
 }
 
 #[proc_macro_derive(Merge, attributes(merge_field))]
 pub fn derive_merge(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     do_derive(
         input,
-        |field, field_token| {
-            match field.strategy {
-                _ if field.skip => Some(quote! {
-                    #field_token: self.#field_token.clone(),
-                }),
-                None => Some(quote! {
-                    #field_token: self.#field_token.merge(&other.#field_token)?,
-                }),
-                Some(strategy) => {
-                    let strategy_fn = Ident::new(&strategy, Span::call_site());
-                    Some(quote! {
-                        #field_token: #strategy_fn(&self.#field_token, &other.#field_token)?,
-                    })
-                }
-            }
+        |field, field_token| match field.strategy {
+            _ if field.skip => Some(quote! {
+                #field_token: self.#field_token.clone(),
+            }),
+            None => Some(quote! {
+                #field_token: self.#field_token.merge(&other.#field_token)?,
+            }),
+            Some(strategy) => Some(quote! {
+                #field_token: quote_spanned!(strategy.span() => #strategy(&mut self.#field_token, &other.#field_token)?;)
+            }),
         },
         |target, fields| {
             quote! {
diff --git a/tests/merge_mut_tests.rs b/tests/merge_mut_tests.rs
index 2c37104..a6035c1 100644
--- a/tests/merge_mut_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/merge_mut_tests.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
-use merge_rs::{MergeMut};
+use merge_rs::MergeMut;
 
-fn concat_string(lhs: &mut String, rhs: &str) {
+fn concat_string(lhs: &mut String, rhs: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     lhs.push_str(rhs);
+    Ok(())
 }
 
-fn sum<T: std::ops::AddAssign + Copy>(lhs: &mut T, rhs: &T) {
+fn sum<T: std::ops::AddAssign + Copy>(
+    lhs: &mut T,
+    rhs: &T,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     *lhs += *rhs;
+    Ok(())
 }
 
-fn max<T: PartialOrd + Copy>(lhs: &mut T, rhs: &T) {
+fn max<T: PartialOrd + Copy>(lhs: &mut T, rhs: &T) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     if *lhs < *rhs {
         *lhs = *rhs;
     }
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, MergeMut)]
@@ -83,16 +89,24 @@ struct TupleStruct(
 
 #[test]
 fn test_tuple_struct() {
-    let mut left = TupleStruct(789, 1700319581526, NestedStruct {
-        name: "C".to_string(),
-        name_len: 1,
-        age: 5,
-    });
-    let right = TupleStruct(987, 1700319612124, NestedStruct {
-        name: "DD".to_string(),
-        name_len: 2,
-        age: 65,
-    });
+    let mut left = TupleStruct(
+        789,
+        1700319581526,
+        NestedStruct {
+            name: "C".to_string(),
+            name_len: 1,
+            age: 5,
+        },
+    );
+    let right = TupleStruct(
+        987,
+        1700319612124,
+        NestedStruct {
+            name: "DD".to_string(),
+            name_len: 2,
+            age: 65,
+        },
+    );
     left.merge_mut(&right).expect("merge should be successful");
     assert_eq!(left.0, 789);
     assert_eq!(left.1, 1700319612124);