diff --git a/src/ox/mc/read.hpp b/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
index 9b4976fdf..7ed0e7baa 100644
--- a/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, T *val) {
 	MetalClawReader reader(m_buff + m_buffIt, m_buffLen - m_buffIt);
 	err |= ioOp(&reader, val);
 	m_buffIt += reader.m_buffIt;
+	m_field++;
 	return err;
 };
 
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, ox::bstring<L> *val) {
 		} else {
 			err |= MC_OUTBUFFENDED;
 		}
+	} else {
+		*val = "";
 	}
 	m_field++;
 	return err;
@@ -103,6 +106,8 @@ int MetalClawReader::readInteger(I *val) {
 		} else {
 			err = MC_BUFFENDED;
 		}
+	} else {
+		*val = 0;
 	}
 	m_field++;
 	return err;
@@ -140,8 +145,8 @@ int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, T *val, size_t valLen) {
 
 template<typename T>
 int read(uint8_t *buff, size_t buffLen, T *val) {
-	MetalClawReader writer(buff, buffLen);
-	return ioOp(&writer, val);
+	MetalClawReader reader(buff, buffLen);
+	return ioOp(&reader, val);
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp b/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp
index ff565f341..a6aeabd68 100644
--- a/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ struct TestStructNest {
 struct TestStruct {
 	bool Bool = false;
 	int32_t Int = 0;
+	int32_t Int1 = 0;
+	int32_t Int2 = 0;
+	int32_t Int3 = 0;
+	int32_t Int4 = 0;
+	int32_t Int5 = 0;
+	int32_t Int6 = 0;
+	int32_t Int7 = 0;
+	int32_t Int8 = 0;
 	bstring<32> String = "";
 	uint32_t List[4] = {0, 0, 0 , 0};
 	TestStructNest Struct;
@@ -44,9 +52,17 @@ int ioOp(T *io, TestStructNest *obj) {
 template<typename T>
 int ioOp(T *io, TestStruct *obj) {
 	int err = 0;
-	io->setFields(4);
+	io->setFields(13);
 	err |= io->op("Bool", &obj->Bool);
 	err |= io->op("Int", &obj->Int);
+	err |= io->op("Int1", &obj->Int1);
+	err |= io->op("Int2", &obj->Int2);
+	err |= io->op("Int3", &obj->Int3);
+	err |= io->op("Int4", &obj->Int4);
+	err |= io->op("Int5", &obj->Int5);
+	err |= io->op("Int6", &obj->Int6);
+	err |= io->op("Int7", &obj->Int7);
+	err |= io->op("Int8", &obj->Int8);
 	err |= io->op("String", &obj->String);
 	err |= io->op("List", obj->List, 4);
 	err |= io->op("Struct", &obj->Struct);