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
index 9c40f0a2..e2c1a331 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/format/edm/LenientEdmDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/wispforest/owo/serialization/format/edm/LenientEdmDeserializer.java
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package io.wispforest.owo.serialization.format.edm;
 
+import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.Endec;
 import io.wispforest.owo.serialization.SerializationAttribute;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 public class LenientEdmDeserializer extends EdmDeserializer {
 
     public LenientEdmDeserializer(EdmElement<?> serialized, SerializationAttribute... extraAttributes) {
@@ -52,4 +55,18 @@ public boolean readBoolean() {
 
         return super.readBoolean();
     }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public <V> Optional<V> readOptional(Endec<V> endec) {
+        var edmElement = this.getValue();
+
+        if(edmElement == null){
+            return Optional.empty();
+        } else if(edmElement.value() instanceof Optional<?>){
+            return super.readOptional(endec);
+        } else {
+            return Optional.of(endec.decode(this));
+        }
+    }
 }