diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 124d153..83a4259 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -14,26 +14,26 @@ jobs:
     environment: deploy
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
-    - uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@10.1
+    - uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@13.4
       with:
-        cli: '1.11.1.1435'
+        cli: '1.12.3.1577'
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+    - uses: actions/cache@v4.3.0
       with:
         path: ~/.m2
         key: default-build
 
     - run: clojure -T:build ci
 
-    - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+    - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5.5.1
 
     - name: deploy
       if: github.event.release
       run: clojure -T:build deploy
       env:
         CLOJARS_USERNAME: ${{secrets.CLOJARS_USERNAME}}
-        CLOJARS_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.CLOJARS_PASSWORD}}
\ No newline at end of file
+        CLOJARS_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.CLOJARS_PASSWORD}}
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 9b2ac43..fa60514 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {:paths   ["src"]
  :aliases {:dev      ;for development
            {:extra-paths ["test"]
-            :extra-deps  {manifold/manifold   {:mvn/version "0.4.1"}
+            :extra-deps  {manifold/manifold   {:mvn/version "0.4.3"}
                           org.clojure/clojurescript {:mvn/version "1.11.121"}}}
            :test     ;run tests under console. e.g. clj -M:dev:test
-           {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.87.1366"}
+           {:extra-deps {lambdaisland/kaocha {:mvn/version "1.91.1392"}
                          lambdaisland/kaocha-cloverage {:mvn/version "1.1.89"}}
             :main-opts  ["-m" "kaocha.runner"]}
            :cljs-test
            {:extra-paths ["test"]
-            :extra-deps  {olical/cljs-test-runner {:mvn/version "3.8.0"}}
+            :extra-deps  {olical/cljs-test-runner {:mvn/version "3.8.1"}}
             :main-opts   ["-m" "cljs-test-runner.main"]}
            :build    ;customized building process running. e.g. clj -T:build ci
            {:deps       {io.github.robertluo/build-clj {:git/sha "5d45f58cc20747c136bb320c9b13d65d2bf4cf58"}}
             :ns-default build}  
-           :clj-kondo {:extra-deps {clj-kondo/clj-kondo {:mvn/version "2023.12.15"}}}}}
+           :clj-kondo {:extra-deps {clj-kondo/clj-kondo {:mvn/version "2025.09.22"}}}}}
diff --git a/src/robertluo/fun_map.cljc b/src/robertluo/fun_map.cljc
index 736375e..2d9fbf1 100644
--- a/src/robertluo/fun_map.cljc
+++ b/src/robertluo/fun_map.cljc
@@ -91,9 +91,14 @@
   `args` key of the fun-map, it will *focus* on the keys also."
      {:style/indent 1}
      [args & body]
-     `(fw {:keys  ~args
-           :focus ~args}
-          ~@body)))
+     (let [focus (mapv (comp symbol name) args)]
+       `(fw {:keys  ~args
+             :focus ~focus}
+          ~@body))))
+
+(comment
+  (macroexpand-1 '(fnk [a :ns/b] (+ a b)))
+  )
 
 ;;;;;; life cycle map
 
diff --git a/test/robertluo/fun_map_test.cljc b/test/robertluo/fun_map_test.cljc
index a32481b..b7e4545 100644
--- a/test/robertluo/fun_map_test.cljc
+++ b/test/robertluo/fun_map_test.cljc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (ns robertluo.fun-map-test
   (:require
-   [clojure.test :refer [deftest testing is]]
+   [clojure.test :refer [deftest testing is are]]
    #?(:clj
       [robertluo.fun-map :refer [fun-map? fnk fw fun-map closeable life-cycle-map touch halt! lookup]]
       :cljs
@@ -155,3 +155,10 @@
    (deftest lookup-test
      (is (= 3 (get (lookup identity) 3)))
      (is (= [:foo :foo] (find (lookup identity) :foo)))))
+
+(deftest fnk-focus-symbol-test
+  "testing fnk focus using right symbol (without ns)"
+  (let [m (fun-map {:a (fnk [:ns/b] b)})]
+    (are [v exp] (= exp (-> m (assoc :ns/b v) :a))
+      2 2
+      3 3)))