diff --git a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/maryk/core/properties/references/TypedValueReference.kt b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/maryk/core/properties/references/TypedValueReference.kt
index fa4a49a6..2c98585e 100644
--- a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/maryk/core/properties/references/TypedValueReference.kt
+++ b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/maryk/core/properties/references/TypedValueReference.kt
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ class TypedValueReference<E : TypeEnum<T>, T: Any, in CX : IsPropertyContext> in
     val type: E,
     multiTypeDefinition: IsMultiTypeDefinition<E, T, CX>,
     parentReference: CanHaveComplexChildReference<*, *, *, *>?
-) : CanHaveComplexChildReference<T, IsSubDefinition<T, CX>,
-    CanHaveComplexChildReference<*, *, *, *>,
-    TypedValue<E, T>>(
+) : CanHaveComplexChildReference<
+        T,
+        IsSubDefinition<T, CX>,
+        CanHaveComplexChildReference<*, *, *, *>,
+        TypedValue<E, T>
+    >(
         multiTypeDefinition.definition(type) as IsSubDefinition<T, CX>,
         parentReference
     ),
@@ -44,8 +47,10 @@ class TypedValueReference<E : TypeEnum<T>, T: Any, in CX : IsPropertyContext> in
             "${it.completeName}.*${type.name}"
         } ?: "*${type.name}"
 
-    override fun resolveFromAny(value: Any) = (value as? TypedValue<*, *>)?.value
-        ?: throw UnexpectedValueException("Expected typed value to get value by reference")
+    override fun resolveFromAny(value: Any) = (value as? TypedValue<*, *>)?.let {
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        if (it.type == type) it.value as T? else null
+    } ?: throw UnexpectedValueException("Expected typed value to get value by reference")
 
     override fun getEmbedded(name: String, context: IsPropertyContext?): IsPropertyReference<Any, *, *> {
         return if (this.propertyDefinition is IsEmbeddedDefinition<*>) {
@@ -96,5 +101,5 @@ class TypedValueReference<E : TypeEnum<T>, T: Any, in CX : IsPropertyContext> in
         )
     }
 
-    override fun resolve(values: TypedValue<E, T>): T = values.value
+    override fun resolve(values: TypedValue<E, T>): T? = if (values.type == type) values.value else null
 }
diff --git a/store/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/maryk/datastore/shared/readValue.kt b/store/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/maryk/datastore/shared/readValue.kt
index 5284ddad..57429471 100644
--- a/store/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/maryk/datastore/shared/readValue.kt
+++ b/store/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/maryk/datastore/shared/readValue.kt
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ fun readValue(
             TypeIndicator.SimpleTypeIndicator.byte -> {
                 val typeDefinition =
                     TypeValue.castDefinition(definition)
-                val valueDefinition =
-                    typeDefinition.definition(type) as IsSimpleValueDefinition<*, *>
-                val typeEnum = typeDefinition.typeEnum.resolve(type) ?:
-                    throw StorageException("Unknown type $type for $typeDefinition")
+                val valueDefinition = typeDefinition.definition(type) as? IsSimpleValueDefinition<*, *>
+                    ?: throw StorageException("Unknown type $type for $typeDefinition. Was it added to the EnumDefinition?")
+                val typeEnum = typeDefinition.typeEnum.resolve(type)
+                    ?: throw StorageException("Unknown type $type for $typeDefinition")
                 val value = valueDefinition.readStorageBytes(valueBytesLeft(), reader)
                 typeEnum.invoke(value)
             }