diff --git a/src/utils/DIDResolved.ts b/src/utils/DIDResolved.ts
index 82d37cb..09e7d53 100644
--- a/src/utils/DIDResolved.ts
+++ b/src/utils/DIDResolved.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default class DIDResolved {
      */
     public isURL(): boolean {
         const item = this.getLastItem()
-        return item && item.valueType === "URL"
+        return item && item.valueType === ValueType.URL
     }
 
     /*
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default class DIDResolved {
      */
     public isDDO(): boolean {
         const item = this.getLastItem()
-        return item && item.valueType === "DDO"
+        return item && item.valueType === ValueType.DDO
     }
 
     /*
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default class DIDResolved {
      */
     public isDID(): boolean {
         const item = this.getLastItem()
-        return item && (item.valueType === "DID"  || item.valueType === "DIDRef")
+        return item && (item.valueType === ValueType.DID || item.valueType === ValueType.DIDRef)
     }
 
     /*
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export default class DIDResolved {
         const item = this.getLastItem()
         let result: string = null
         if ( item ) {
-            if ( item.valueType === "DID" ) {
+            if ( item.valueType === ValueType.DID ) {
                 result = DIDTools.idToDID(item.value)
             } else {
                 result = item.value
diff --git a/src/utils/DIDResolver.ts b/src/utils/DIDResolver.ts
index 957ce7d..7a78dc0 100644
--- a/src/utils/DIDResolver.ts
+++ b/src/utils/DIDResolver.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default class DIDResolver {
             resolved.addData(data)
 
             didId = null
-            if (data.valueType === "URL" || data.valueType === "DDO" ) {
+            if (data.valueType === ValueType.URL || data.valueType === ValueType.DDO ) {
                 data = null
                 break
             } else {
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ export default class DIDResolver {
                 didId: event.returnValues.did,
                 blockNumber: event.returnValues.updateAt,
                 owner: event.returnValues.owner,
-                valueType: ValueType[event.returnValues.valueType],
+                // crazy.. convert from a string number -> enum string -> enum number ( sigh )
+                valueType:  ValueType[ValueType[event.returnValues.valueType]],
                 key: event.returnValues.key,
                 value: event.returnValues.value,
             } as DIDRecord