diff --git a/src/protocol.zig b/src/protocol.zig
index f1ae911..414cdb7 100644
--- a/src/protocol.zig
+++ b/src/protocol.zig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ test "expect DataV1 can be serialized and deserialized" {
     const serialized = try serialize(std.testing.allocator, expected);
     defer std.testing.allocator.free(serialized);
 
-    // const actual = try deserialize(serialized);
+    const actual = try deserialize(serialized);
 
-    try std.testing.expectEqual(expected, null);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(expected, actual);
 }