diff --git a/src/de/mod.rs b/src/de/mod.rs
index a9f9dbb..f4600e6 100644
--- a/src/de/mod.rs
+++ b/src/de/mod.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ impl<'de> Deserializer<'de> {
 
     Ok(Self {
       read_mode: ReadMode::Single,
-      first_struct: true,
       node_stack: Vec::new(),
+      first_struct: true,
       reader,
     })
   }
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ impl<'de, 'a> de::Deserializer<'de> for &'a mut Deserializer<'de> {
   {
     trace!("Deserializer::deserialize_seq()");
 
-    let node_type = *self.node_stack.last().ok_or(KbinErrorKind::InvalidState)?;
+    let (node_type, _) = self.reader.last_node_type().ok_or(KbinErrorKind::InvalidState)?;
 
     // If the last node type on the stack is a `NodeStart` then we are likely
     // collecting a list of structs
     let value = if node_type == StandardType::NodeStart {
-      visitor.visit_seq(Seq::new(self, None))?
+      visitor.visit_seq(Seq::new(self, None)?)?
     } else {
       // TODO: add size check against len
       let size = self.reader.read_u32().context(KbinErrorKind::ArrayLengthRead)?;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl<'de, 'a> de::Deserializer<'de> for &'a mut Deserializer<'de> {
       // Changes to `self.read_mode` must stay here as `next_element_seed` is not
       // called past the length of the array to reset the read mode
       self.read_mode = ReadMode::Array;
-      let value = visitor.visit_seq(Seq::new(self, Some(size as usize)))?;
+      let value = visitor.visit_seq(Seq::new(self, Some(size as usize))?)?;
       self.read_mode = ReadMode::Single;
       self.reader.data_buf.realign_reads(None)?;
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ impl<'de, 'a> de::Deserializer<'de> for &'a mut Deserializer<'de> {
     trace!("Deserializer::deserialize_tuple_struct(name: {:?}, len: {})", name, len);
 
     self.read_mode = ReadMode::Array;
-    let value = visitor.visit_seq(Seq::new(self, Some(len)))?;
+    let value = visitor.visit_seq(Seq::new(self, Some(len))?)?;
     self.read_mode = ReadMode::Single;
     self.reader.data_buf.realign_reads(None)?;
 
diff --git a/src/de/seq.rs b/src/de/seq.rs
index 700423c..268fe40 100644
--- a/src/de/seq.rs
+++ b/src/de/seq.rs
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ pub struct Seq<'a, 'de: 'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'de, 'a> Seq<'a, 'de> {
-  pub fn new(de: &'a mut Deserializer<'de>, len: Option<usize>) -> Self {
+  pub fn new(de: &'a mut Deserializer<'de>, len: Option<usize>) -> Result<Self> {
     trace!("Seq::new(len: {:?})", len);
 
     let known_identifier = if len.is_none() {
-      let value = de.reader.last_identifier().expect("known identifier null").into();
+      let value = de.reader.last_identifier().ok_or(KbinErrorKind::InvalidState)?.into();
       debug!("Seq::new(len: {:?}) => known identifier: {:?}", len, value);
 
       Some(value)
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ impl<'de, 'a> Seq<'a, 'de> {
       None
     };
 
-    Self {
+    Ok(Self {
       de,
       index: 0,
       len,
       known_identifier,
-    }
+    })
   }
 
   fn is_end(&mut self) -> Result<bool> {
diff --git a/src/de/structure.rs b/src/de/structure.rs
index e313495..82b6f33 100644
--- a/src/de/structure.rs
+++ b/src/de/structure.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl<'de, 'a> MapAccess<'de> for Struct<'a, 'de> {
       return Ok(None);
     }
 
-    let value = seed.deserialize(&mut *self.de).map(Some)?;
+    let key = seed.deserialize(&mut *self.de).map(Some)?;
 
     match node_type {
       StandardType::NodeStart => {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl<'de, 'a> MapAccess<'de> for Struct<'a, 'de> {
     // the current node type
     self.de.node_stack.push(node_type);
 
-    Ok(value)
+    Ok(key)
   }
 
   fn next_value_seed<V>(&mut self, seed: V) -> Result<V::Value>