diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/data/Codec2Serializer.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/data/Codec2Serializer.kt
index dec230f36..f42659e5e 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/data/Codec2Serializer.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ru/dbotthepony/mc/otm/data/Codec2Serializer.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class Codec2Serializer<T : Any>(val codec: Codec<T>, val embed: Boolean = true)
 	}
 
 	override fun deserialize(p_79323_: JsonObject, p_79324_: JsonDeserializationContext): T {
-		return codec.fromJsonStrict(p_79323_["value"] ?: throw JsonSyntaxException("Missing 'value' element"))
+		if (embed) {
+			return codec.fromJsonStrict(p_79323_)
+		} else {
+			return codec.fromJsonStrict(p_79323_["value"] ?: throw JsonSyntaxException("Missing 'value' element"))
+		}
 	}
 }