diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/language/parser/LegacyParser.java b/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/language/parser/LegacyParser.java
index f2caa7e8..80e80c32 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/language/parser/LegacyParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/language/parser/LegacyParser.java
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ public SerializedComponent(Component component) {
                     }
                     list.add(componentBuilder.build());
                     componentBuilder = Component.text();
-                    // TODO check if this works if style changes inside the children
                     componentBuilder.style(currentStyle);
                 } else if (c == TRANSLATABLE_DELIM) {
                     i++;
@@ -226,6 +225,7 @@ public SerializedComponent(Component component) {
                         // ignore key (still here for backwards compatibility)
                         i++;
                     }
+                    i++;
                     val uuid = new StringBuilder();
                     while (text.charAt(i) != TRANSLATABLE_DELIM) {
                         uuid.append(text.charAt(i));
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/language/parser/LegacyParserTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/language/parser/LegacyParserTest.java
index 22cd7eae..1126623a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/language/parser/LegacyParserTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/language/parser/LegacyParserTest.java
@@ -9,62 +9,84 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextDecoration;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 public class LegacyParserTest {
-
-    private final AdventureParser parser = new AdventureParser();
+    private final Component ALL_IN_ONE_COMPONENT = Component.text("Lorem ")
+            .append(
+                    Component.text("ipsum dolor ")
+                            .color(NamedTextColor.BLACK)
+                            .decorate(TextDecoration.BOLD)
+            )
+            .append(
+                    Component.text("sit amet,")
+                            .decorate(TextDecoration.BOLD)
+            )
+            .append(
+                    Component.text(" consectetur ")
+                            .color(TextColor.color(0xaabbcc))
+                            .clickEvent(ClickEvent.copyToClipboard("some text"))
+                            .append(
+                                    Component.text("adipiscing ")
+                                            .font(Key.key("default"))
+                            )
+                            .append(
+                                    Component.text("elit. ")
+                                            .hoverEvent(HoverEvent.showText(Component.text("hello world")))
+                            )
+            )
+            .append(
+                    Component.text("Maecenas imperdiet ")
+                            .color(NamedTextColor.AQUA)
+                            .append(
+                                    Component.translatable(
+                                            "some.key",
+                                            Component.text("arg 1")
+                                    )
+                            )
+            );
 
     @Test
     public void testSerializingComponent() {
-        Component component = Component.text("Lorem ")
-                .append(
-                        Component.text("ipsum dolor ")
-                                .color(NamedTextColor.BLACK)
-                                .decorate(TextDecoration.BOLD)
-                )
-                .append(
-                        Component.text("sit amet,")
-                                .decorate(TextDecoration.BOLD)
-                )
-                .append(
-                        Component.text(" consectetur ")
-                                .color(TextColor.color(0xaabbcc))
-                                .clickEvent(ClickEvent.copyToClipboard("some text"))
-                                .append(
-                                        Component.text("adipiscing ")
-                                                .font(Key.key("default"))
-                                )
-                                .append(
-                                        Component.text("elit. ")
-                                                .hoverEvent(HoverEvent.showText(Component.text("hello world")))
-                                )
-                )
-                .append(
-                        Component.text("Maecenas imperdiet ")
-                                .color(NamedTextColor.AQUA)
-                                .append(
-                                        Component.translatable(
-                                                "some.key",
-                                                Component.text("arg 1")
-                                        )
-                                )
-                );
-
-        LegacyParser.SerializedComponent serializedComponent = new LegacyParser.SerializedComponent(component);
+        LegacyParser.SerializedComponent serializedComponent = new LegacyParser.SerializedComponent(ALL_IN_ONE_COMPONENT);
 
         assertEquals(1, serializedComponent.getClickEvents().size());
         assertEquals(1, serializedComponent.getHoverEvents().size());
         assertEquals(1, serializedComponent.getTranslatableComponents().size());
         assertEquals(
                 "§rLorem §0§lipsum dolor §r§lsit amet,§x§a§a§b§b§c§c\uE4005"
-                + serializedComponent.getClickEvents().keySet().iterator().next()
-                + " consectetur §x§a§a§b§b§c§c\uE800minecraft:default\uE802adipiscing \uE801§x§a§a§b§b§c§c\uE500"
-                + serializedComponent.getHoverEvents().keySet().iterator().next()
-                + "elit. \uE501\uE401§bMaecenas imperdiet §b\uE600some.key\uE600"
-                + serializedComponent.getTranslatableComponents().keySet().iterator().next()
-                + "\uE600",
+                        + serializedComponent.getClickEvents().keySet().iterator().next()
+                        + " consectetur §x§a§a§b§b§c§c\uE800minecraft:default\uE802adipiscing \uE801§x§a§a§b§b§c§c\uE500"
+                        + serializedComponent.getHoverEvents().keySet().iterator().next()
+                        + "elit. \uE501\uE401§bMaecenas imperdiet §b\uE600some.key\uE600"
+                        + serializedComponent.getTranslatableComponents().keySet().iterator().next()
+                        + "\uE600",
                 serializedComponent.getText()
         );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSerializeDeserializeComponent() {
+        Component result = new LegacyParser.SerializedComponent(ALL_IN_ONE_COMPONENT).toComponent();
+
+        // slightly modify input to equivalent component, due to behaviour of the deserializer
+        List<Component> expectedChildren = new ArrayList<>(ALL_IN_ONE_COMPONENT.children());
+        expectedChildren.remove(expectedChildren.size() - 1); // remove last child
+        Component expected = ALL_IN_ONE_COMPONENT.children(expectedChildren)
+                .append(
+                        Component.text("Maecenas imperdiet ")
+                                .color(NamedTextColor.AQUA)
+                )
+                .append(
+                        Component.translatable(
+                                "some.key",
+                                Component.text("arg 1")
+                        ).color(NamedTextColor.AQUA)
+                );
+
+        assertEquals(expected.compact(), result.compact());
+    }
 }