diff --git a/src/src/primitive/partials/PrimitiveAdd.cs b/src/src/primitive/partials/PrimitiveAdd.cs
index 3032a7f..1ae90ea 100644
--- a/src/src/primitive/partials/PrimitiveAdd.cs
+++ b/src/src/primitive/partials/PrimitiveAdd.cs
@@ -328,13 +328,13 @@ public void BigInteger(BigInteger value)
 
             public void Bytes(byte[] value)
             {
-                var bytes = value ?? System.Array.Empty<byte>();
-
                 Vault.Add(Prefix.Bytes);
 
-                uint size = (uint)bytes.LongLength;
+                var bytes = value ?? System.Array.Empty<byte>();
 
-                Vault.AddRange(BitConverter.GetBytes(size));
+                var length = (uint)bytes.LongLength;
+
+                Vault.AddRange(BitConverter.GetBytes(length));
 
                 if (bytes.Length > 0) Vault.AddRange(bytes);
             }
diff --git a/src/src/primitive/partials/PrimitiveGet.cs b/src/src/primitive/partials/PrimitiveGet.cs
index d65cab1..2353bcf 100644
--- a/src/src/primitive/partials/PrimitiveGet.cs
+++ b/src/src/primitive/partials/PrimitiveGet.cs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public string String()
                     Position += sizeof(uint);
 
                     if (valueSize == 0) return default;
-                    
+
                     if (valueSize > Vault.Count - Position) throw new InvalidDataException();
 
                     var value = Vault.GetRange((int)Position, (int)valueSize).ToArray();
@@ -681,7 +681,9 @@ public byte[] Bytes()
 
                     Position += sizeof(uint);
 
-                    if (valueSize <= 0 || valueSize > Vault.Count - Position) throw new InvalidDataException();
+                    if (valueSize == 0) return System.Array.Empty<byte>();
+
+                    if (valueSize > Vault.Count - Position) throw new InvalidDataException();
 
                     var value = Vault.GetRange((int)Position, (int)valueSize).ToArray();