diff --git a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/Endec.java b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/Endec.java
index d01d0f7b..1d9fa4a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/Endec.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/Endec.java
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 import com.mojang.serialization.DataResult;
 import com.mojang.serialization.DynamicOps;
 import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.endec.*;
-import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.EdmDeserializer;
-import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.EdmEndec;
-import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.EdmOps;
-import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.EdmSerializer;
+import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.*;
 import net.minecraft.util.Util;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -411,7 +408,7 @@ default Codec<T> codec(SerializationAttribute... assumedAttributes) {
             @Override
             public <D> DataResult<Pair<T, D>> decode(DynamicOps<D> ops, D input) {
                 try {
-                    return DataResult.success(new Pair<>(Endec.this.decode(new EdmDeserializer(ops.convertTo(EdmOps.INSTANCE, input), assumedAttributes)), input));
+                    return DataResult.success(new Pair<>(Endec.this.decode(new LenientEdmDeserializer(ops.convertTo(EdmOps.INSTANCE, input), assumedAttributes)), input));
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     return DataResult.error(e::getMessage);
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/StructEndec.java b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/StructEndec.java
index 76b645c0..e44a2033 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/StructEndec.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/StructEndec.java
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package io.wispforest.owo.serialization;
 
 import com.mojang.serialization.*;
-import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.EdmDeserializer;
-import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.EdmElement;
-import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.EdmOps;
-import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.EdmSerializer;
+import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm.*;
 import net.minecraft.util.Util;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ public <T1> DataResult<T> decode(DynamicOps<T1> ops, MapLike<T1> input) {
                         );
                     });
 
-                    return DataResult.success(StructEndec.this.decode(new EdmDeserializer(EdmElement.wrapMap(map))));
+                    return DataResult.success(StructEndec.this.decode(new LenientEdmDeserializer(EdmElement.wrapMap(map))));
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     return DataResult.error(e::getMessage);
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/format/edm/EdmDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/format/edm/EdmDeserializer.java
index 2f27bb2a..068132b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/format/edm/EdmDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/format/edm/EdmDeserializer.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public long readLong() {
     public float readFloat() {
         return this.getValue().cast();
     }
+
     @Override
     public double readDouble() {
         return this.getValue().cast();
@@ -64,12 +65,12 @@ public double readDouble() {
 
     @Override
     public int readVarInt() {
-        return this.getValue().cast();
+        return this.readInt();
     }
 
     @Override
     public long readVarLong() {
-        return this.getValue().cast();
+        return this.readLong();
     }
 
     // ---
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/format/edm/LenientEdmDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/format/edm/LenientEdmDeserializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c40f0a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/format/edm/LenientEdmDeserializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm;
+
+import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.SerializationAttribute;
+
+public class LenientEdmDeserializer extends EdmDeserializer {
+
+    public LenientEdmDeserializer(EdmElement<?> serialized, SerializationAttribute... extraAttributes) {
+        super(serialized, extraAttributes);
+    }
+
+    // ---
+
+    @Override
+    public byte readByte() {
+        return this.getValue().<Number>cast().byteValue();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short readShort() {
+        return this.getValue().<Number>cast().shortValue();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int readInt() {
+        return this.getValue().<Number>cast().intValue();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long readLong() {
+        return this.getValue().<Number>cast().longValue();
+    }
+
+    // ---
+
+    @Override
+    public float readFloat() {
+        return this.getValue().<Number>cast().floatValue();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public double readDouble() {
+        return this.getValue().<Number>cast().doubleValue();
+    }
+
+    // ---
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean readBoolean() {
+        if(this.getValue().value() instanceof Number number){
+            return number.byteValue() == 1;
+        }
+
+        return super.readBoolean();
+    }
+}