diff --git a/java_gen/java_type.py b/java_gen/java_type.py
index 7da6f6a..6acdb83 100644
--- a/java_gen/java_type.py
+++ b/java_gen/java_type.py
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@
 # FIXME: This list needs to be pruned / cleaned up. Most of these are schematic.
 
 u8 =  JType('short', 'byte') \
-        .op(read='bb.readByte()', write='bb.writeByte($name)')
+        .op(read='U8.f(bb.readByte())', write='bb.writeByte(U8.t($name))', pub_type=True) \
+        .op(read='bb.readByte()', write='bb.writeByte($name)', pub_type=False)
 u8_list =  JType('List<U8>') \
         .op(read='ChannelUtils.readList(bb, $length, U8.READER)', write='ChannelUtils.writeList(bb, $name)')
 u16 = JType('int', 'short') \
diff --git a/java_gen/templates/of_class.java b/java_gen/templates/of_class.java
index aa68d04..8a8d09d 100644
--- a/java_gen/templates/of_class.java
+++ b/java_gen/templates/of_class.java
@@ -195,27 +195,30 @@
 //:: elif prop.is_pad:
             // pad: ${prop.length} bytes
             bb.skipBytes(${prop.length});
-//:: elif prop.is_fixed_value:
-            // fixed value property ${prop.name} == ${prop.value}
-            ${prop.java_type.priv_type} ${prop.name} = ${prop.java_type.read_op(version, pub_type=False)};
-            if(${prop.name} != ${prop.priv_value})
-                throw new OFParseError("Wrong ${prop.name}: Expected=${prop.enum_value}(${prop.value}), got="+${prop.name});
 //:: elif prop.is_length_value:
-            ${prop.java_type.public_type} ${prop.name} = ${prop.java_type.read_op(version, pub_type=False)};
+            ${prop.java_type.public_type} ${prop.name} = ${prop.java_type.read_op(version, pub_type=True)};
+            //:: if prop.is_fixed_value:
+            if(${prop.name} != ${prop.value})
+                throw new OFParseError("Wrong ${prop.name}: Expected=${prop.enum_value}(${prop.value}), got="+${prop.name});
+            //:: else:
             if(${prop.name} < MINIMUM_LENGTH)
                 throw new OFParseError("Wrong ${prop.name}: Expected to be >= " + MINIMUM_LENGTH + ", was: " + ${prop.name});
-//:: elif prop.is_field_length_value:
-//::        fields_with_length_member[prop.member.field_name] = prop.name
-            int ${prop.name} = ${prop.java_type.read_op(version, pub_type=False)};
-//:: else:
-    // fixme: todo ${prop.name}
-//:: #endif
-//:: if prop.is_length_value or prop.is_field_length_value:
+            //:: #endif
             if(bb.readableBytes() + (bb.readerIndex() - start) < ${prop.name}) {
                 // Buffer does not have all data yet
                 bb.readerIndex(start);
                 return null;
             }
+//:: elif prop.is_fixed_value:
+            // fixed value property ${prop.name} == ${prop.value}
+            ${prop.java_type.priv_type} ${prop.name} = ${prop.java_type.read_op(version, pub_type=False)};
+            if(${prop.name} != ${prop.priv_value})
+                throw new OFParseError("Wrong ${prop.name}: Expected=${prop.enum_value}(${prop.value}), got="+${prop.name});
+//:: elif prop.is_field_length_value:
+//::        fields_with_length_member[prop.member.field_name] = prop.name
+            ${prop.java_type.public_type} ${prop.name} = ${prop.java_type.read_op(version, pub_type=True)};
+//:: else:
+    // fixme: todo ${prop.name}
 //:: #endif
 //:: #endfor
             //:: if msg.align: