diff --git a/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/Decoder.ts b/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/Decoder.ts
index 5b9a15c864..800d4f9be3 100644
--- a/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/Decoder.ts
+++ b/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/Decoder.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export class Decoder {
     switch (major) {
       case CRDT_MAJOR.CON:
         return this.cCon(view, id);
-      // case CRDT_MAJOR.VAL:
-      //   return this.cVal(id);
+      case CRDT_MAJOR.VAL:
+        return this.cVal(view, id);
       // case CRDT_MAJOR.OBJ:
       //   return this.cObj(id, length);
       // case CRDT_MAJOR.VEC:
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ export class Decoder {
     return node;
   }
 
-  // protected cVal(id: ITimestampStruct): ValNode {
-  //   const child = this.cNode();
-  //   const doc = this.doc;
-  //   const node = new ValNode(doc, id, child.id);
-  //   doc.index.set(id, node);
-  //   return node;
-  // }
+  protected cVal(view: unknown, id: ITimestampStruct): ValNode {
+    const child = this.cNode(view);
+    const doc = this.doc;
+    const node = new ValNode(doc, id, child.id);
+    doc.index.set(id, node);
+    return node;
+  }
 
   // protected cObj(id: ITimestampStruct, length: number): ObjNode {
   //   const obj = new ObjNode(this.doc, id);
diff --git a/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/Encoder.ts b/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/Encoder.ts
index 3fdb3e2412..abbd1bff49 100644
--- a/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/Encoder.ts
+++ b/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/Encoder.ts
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ export class Encoder {
   }
 
   protected cVal(node: nodes.ValNode): void {
-    // this.ts(node.id);
-    // this.writeTL(CRDT_MAJOR_OVERLAY.VAL, 0);
-    // this.cNode(node.node());
+    this.ts(node.id);
+    this.writeTL(CRDT_MAJOR_OVERLAY.VAL, 0);
+    this.cNode(node.node());
   }
 
   protected cObj(node: nodes.ObjNode): void {
diff --git a/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/__tests__/Encoder.spec.ts b/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/__tests__/Encoder.spec.ts
index 91fe62b569..3a00ee6ca0 100644
--- a/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/__tests__/Encoder.spec.ts
+++ b/src/json-crdt/codec/sidecar/binary/__tests__/Encoder.spec.ts
@@ -19,24 +19,39 @@ test('con', () => {
   expect(decoded.clock.time).toBe(model.clock.time);
 });
 
-// test('con', () => {
-//   const model = Model.withLogicalClock();
-//   const encoder = new Encoder();
-//   const decoder = new Decoder();
-//   const cborDecoder = new CborDecoder();
-//   model.api.root(s.con(123));
+test('val', () => {
+  const model = Model.withLogicalClock();
+  const encoder = new Encoder();
+  const decoder = new Decoder();
+  const cborDecoder = new CborDecoder();
+  model.api.root(s.val(s.con(123)));
+  const [view, meta] = encoder.encode(model);
+  const viewDecoded = cborDecoder.decode(view);
+  const decoded = decoder.decode(viewDecoded, meta);
+  expect(model.view()).toEqual(decoded.view());
+  expect(model.view()).toEqual(viewDecoded);
+  expect(decoded.clock.sid).toBe(model.clock.sid);
+  expect(decoded.clock.time).toBe(model.clock.time);
+});
+
+test('obj', () => {
+  const model = Model.withLogicalClock();
+  const encoder = new Encoder();
+  const decoder = new Decoder();
+  const cborDecoder = new CborDecoder();
+  model.api.root(s.val(s.con(123)));
 
-//   console.log(model + '');
+  console.log(model + '');
 
-//   const [view, meta] = encoder.encode(model);
+  const [view, meta] = encoder.encode(model);
 
-//   console.log(view);
-//   console.log(meta);
+  console.log(view);
+  console.log(meta);
 
-//   const viewDecoded = cborDecoder.decode(view);
-//   const decoded = decoder.decode(viewDecoded, meta);
+  const viewDecoded = cborDecoder.decode(view);
+  const decoded = decoder.decode(viewDecoded, meta);
 
-//   console.log(viewDecoded);
-//   console.log(decoded + '');
+  console.log(viewDecoded);
+  console.log(decoded + '');
 
-// });
+});