diff --git a/pkg/encoding/encoder/decode.go b/pkg/encoding/encoder/decode.go
index 7eefa707cc..2d13ccd655 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/encoder/decode.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/encoder/decode.go
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ import (
 // maxInputSize is the upper bound of the original data size. This is needed because
 // the frames and indices don't encode the length of the original data. If maxInputSize
 // is smaller than the original input size, decoded data will be trimmed to fit the maxInputSize.
-func (g *Encoder) Decode(frames []Frame, indices []uint64, maxInputSize uint64) ([]byte, error) {
-	numSys := GetNumSys(maxInputSize, g.ChunkLen)
-
-	if uint64(len(frames)) < numSys {
-		return nil, errors.New("number of frame must be sufficient")
-	}
+func (g *Encoder) Decode(frames []Frame, indices []uint64) ([]bls.Fr, error) {
 
 	samples := make([]*bls.Fr, g.NumEvaluations())
 	// copy evals based on frame coeffs into samples
@@ -70,6 +65,22 @@ func (g *Encoder) Decode(frames []Frame, indices []uint64, maxInputSize uint64)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	return reconstructedPoly, nil
+}
+
+func (g *Encoder) DecodeBytes(frames []Frame, indices []uint64, maxInputSize uint64) ([]byte, error) {
+
+	numSys := GetNumSys(maxInputSize, g.ChunkLen)
+
+	if uint64(len(frames)) < numSys {
+		return nil, errors.New("number of frame must be sufficient")
+	}
+
+	reconstructedPoly, err := g.Decode(frames, indices)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	data := ToByteArray(reconstructedPoly, maxInputSize)
 
 	return data, nil
diff --git a/pkg/encoding/encoder/encode_test.go b/pkg/encoding/encoder/encode_test.go
index c6e060f90a..3bda4d1732 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/encoder/encode_test.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/encoder/encode_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestEncodeDecode_InvertsWhenSamplingAllFrames(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// sample some frames
 	samples, indices := sampleFrames(frames, uint64(len(frames)))
-	data, err := enc.Decode(samples, indices, uint64(len(GETTYSBURG_ADDRESS_BYTES)))
+	data, err := enc.DecodeBytes(samples, indices, uint64(len(GETTYSBURG_ADDRESS_BYTES)))
 
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, data)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestEncodeDecode_InvertsWhenSamplingMissingFrame(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// sample some frames
 	samples, indices := sampleFrames(frames, uint64(len(frames)-1))
-	data, err := enc.Decode(samples, indices, uint64(len(GETTYSBURG_ADDRESS_BYTES)))
+	data, err := enc.DecodeBytes(samples, indices, uint64(len(GETTYSBURG_ADDRESS_BYTES)))
 
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, data)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestEncodeDecode_ErrorsWhenNotEnoughSampledFrames(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// sample some frames
 	samples, indices := sampleFrames(frames, uint64(len(frames)-2))
-	data, err := enc.Decode(samples, indices, uint64(len(GETTYSBURG_ADDRESS_BYTES)))
+	data, err := enc.DecodeBytes(samples, indices, uint64(len(GETTYSBURG_ADDRESS_BYTES)))
 
 	require.Nil(t, data)
 	require.NotNil(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/encoding/encoder/encoder_fuzz_test.go b/pkg/encoding/encoder/encoder_fuzz_test.go
index 3ee377c432..cfff319330 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/encoder/encoder_fuzz_test.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/encoder/encoder_fuzz_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func FuzzOnlySystematic(f *testing.F) {
 		//sample the correct systematic frames
 		samples, indices := sampleFrames(frames, uint64(len(frames)))
 
-		data, err := enc.Decode(samples, indices, uint64(len(input)))
+		data, err := enc.DecodeBytes(samples, indices, uint64(len(input)))
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Error Decoding:\n Data:\n %q \n Err: %q", input, err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/encoding/kzgEncoder/decode.go b/pkg/encoding/kzgEncoder/decode.go
index 7b88aba90e..5a5df7367b 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/kzgEncoder/decode.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/kzgEncoder/decode.go
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ func (g *KzgEncoder) Decode(frames []Frame, indices []uint64, maxInputSize uint6
 		rsFrames[ind] = rs.Frame{Coeffs: frame.Coeffs}
 	}
 
-	return g.Encoder.Decode(rsFrames, indices, maxInputSize)
+	return g.Encoder.DecodeBytes(rsFrames, indices, maxInputSize)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/encoding/kzgEncoder/shiftedencoder_test.go b/pkg/encoding/kzgEncoder/shiftedencoder_test.go
index 7d383b70a1..bea097975f 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/kzgEncoder/shiftedencoder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/kzgEncoder/shiftedencoder_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestShiftedEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 
 	group, _ := kzgRs.NewKzgEncoderGroup(kzgConfig)
 
-	blobSize := 256
+	blobSize := 32
 	blob := make([]byte, blobSize*31)
 	_, err := rand.Read(blob)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -29,15 +29,13 @@ func TestShiftedEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 
 	params := rs.EncodingParams{
 		NumChunks: 4,
-		ChunkLen:  128,
+		ChunkLen:  16,
 	}
 	enc, err := group.NewKzgEncoder(params)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error making rs: %q", err)
 	}
 
-	origCommit := enc.Commit(input)
-
 	n := uint8(math.Log2(float64(enc.NumEvaluations()))) + 1
 	fs := kzg.NewFFTSettings(n)
 
@@ -51,33 +49,52 @@ func TestShiftedEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	//encode the data
-	commit, _, frames, indices, err := enc.Encode(input)
+	_, _, frames, indices_, err := enc.Encode(input)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error Encoding:\n Data:\n %q \n Err: %q", input, err)
 	}
 
-	shiftedCommit := bls.G1Point{}
-	bls.MulG1(&shiftedCommit, origCommit, factor)
+	fmt.Println("indices_", indices_)
 
-	assert.True(t, bls.EqualG1(commit, &shiftedCommit), "commitment mismatch")
+	// for _, frame := range frames {
+	// 	assert.NotEqual(t, len(frame.Coeffs), 0)
+	// }
 
-	for _, frame := range frames {
-		assert.NotEqual(t, len(frame.Coeffs), 0)
-	}
+	// for i := 0; i < len(frames); i++ {
+	// 	f := frames[i]
+	// 	j := indices[i]
+
+	// 	q, err := rs.GetLeadingCosetIndex(uint64(i), params.NumChunks)
+	// 	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	// 	assert.Equal(t, j, q, "leading coset inconsistency")
 
-	for i := 0; i < len(frames); i++ {
-		f := frames[i]
-		j := indices[i]
+	// 	fmt.Printf("frame %v leading coset %v\n", i, j)
+	// 	lc := enc.Fs.ExpandedRootsOfUnity[uint64(q)]
 
-		q, err := rs.GetLeadingCosetIndex(uint64(i), params.NumChunks)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
+	// 	assert.True(t, f.Verify(enc.Ks, &shiftedCommit, &lc), "Proof %v failed\n", i)
+	// }
 
-		assert.Equal(t, j, q, "leading coset inconsistency")
+	samples_, indices := sampleFrames(frames, uint64(len(frames)))
 
-		fmt.Printf("frame %v leading coset %v\n", i, j)
-		lc := enc.Fs.ExpandedRootsOfUnity[uint64(q)]
+	samples := make([]rs.Frame, len(frames))
+	for i, frame := range samples_ {
+		samples[i] = rs.Frame{
+			Coeffs: frame.Coeffs,
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("len(samples)", len(samples), "len(frames)", len(frames), "len(indices)", len(indices))
+
+	recoveredCoeffs, err := enc.Encoder.Decode(samples, indices)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		assert.True(t, f.Verify(enc.Ks, &shiftedCommit, &lc), "Proof %v failed\n", i)
+	notEqual := make([]int, 0)
+	for i := 0; i < len(input); i++ {
+		if !bls.EqualFr(&input[i], &recoveredCoeffs[i]) {
+			notEqual = append(notEqual, i)
+		}
 	}
+	assert.Equal(t, []int{}, notEqual)
 
 }
diff --git a/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/allocation.go b/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/allocation.go
index 75b4c8c523..dabfa4c8b2 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/allocation.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/allocation.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func AddOffsets(allocations []*Allocation) error {
 	// Sort allocations by number of evaluations
 	sorted := make([]*Allocation, len(allocations))
 	copy(sorted, allocations)
-	sort.Slice(sorted, func(i, j int) bool {
+	sort.SliceStable(sorted, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return sorted[i].NumEvaluations > sorted[j].NumEvaluations
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/encode.go b/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/encode.go
index 169b0a8cea..96175dde13 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/encode.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/encode.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (e *MixedEncoder) Encode(input []byte, params []rs.EncodingParams) (*bls.G1
 
 		// Condition the input
 		shiftedPolyCoeffs := ShiftPoly(coeffs, allocations[ind].Offset)
+		fmt.Println("Offset", allocations[ind].Offset, "RootIndex", allocations[ind].RootIndex)
 
 		// Encode
 		shiftedCommit, _, frames, indices, err := encoder.Encode(shiftedPolyCoeffs)
diff --git a/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/encode_test.go b/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/encode_test.go
index 41d5488c86..03537f883c 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/encode_test.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder/encode_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import (
 	rs "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/pkg/encoding/encoder"
 	kzgrs "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/pkg/encoding/kzgEncoder"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/pkg/encoding/mixedencoder"
-	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/pkg/kzg/bn254"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/pkg/kzg/bn254"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -78,8 +79,30 @@ func TestMixedEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	// }
 
 	// Decode
-	inputs := make([]*mixedencoder.MixedDecoderInput, len(outputs))
-	for i, output := range outputs {
+	inputs := sampleInputs(outputs)
+
+	// for _, input := range inputs {
+	// 	testDecode(t, blob, input)
+	// }
+
+	numEvaluations := 0
+	for _, input := range inputs {
+		numEvaluations += input.Allocation.NumEvaluations
+	}
+	numEvaluations = int(rs.NextPowerOf2(uint64(numEvaluations)))
+
+	decoded, err := encoder.Decode(numEvaluations, len(blob), inputs)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, string(blob), string(decoded))
+
+}
+
+func sampleInputs(outputs []*mixedencoder.MixedEncodingOutput) []*mixedencoder.MixedDecoderInput {
+
+	inputs := make([]*mixedencoder.MixedDecoderInput, 0)
+
+	for _, output := range outputs {
 
 		frames := make([]rs.Frame, len(output.Frames))
 		for j, frame := range output.Frames {
@@ -88,31 +111,48 @@ func TestMixedEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		inputs[i] = &mixedencoder.MixedDecoderInput{
+		indices := make([]uint32, len(output.Indices))
+		for j := range output.Indices {
+			indices[j] = uint32(j)
+		}
+
+		inputs = append(inputs, &mixedencoder.MixedDecoderInput{
 			EncodingParams: output.Param,
 			Allocation:     output.Allocation,
 			Frames:         frames,
-			Indices:        output.Indices,
-		}
+			Indices:        indices,
+		})
 	}
 
-	numEvaluations := 0
-	for _, input := range inputs {
-		numEvaluations += input.Allocation.NumEvaluations
-	}
-	numEvaluations = int(rs.NextPowerOf2(uint64(numEvaluations)))
+	return inputs
 
-	tInputs := []*mixedencoder.MixedDecoderInput{
-		inputs[1], inputs[2],
+}
+
+func testDecode(t *testing.T, blob []byte, input *mixedencoder.MixedDecoderInput) {
+
+	enc, err := rs.NewEncoder(input.EncodingParams, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	decoded, err := encoder.Decode(numEvaluations, len(blob), tInputs)
+	indices := make([]uint64, len(input.Indices))
+	for i := range input.Indices {
+		indices[i] = uint64(i)
+	}
 
+	recoveredCoeffs, err := enc.Decode(input.Frames, indices)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, string(blob), string(decoded))
 
-	fmt.Println("Offset", tInputs[0].Allocation.RootIndex)
-	fmt.Println(string(decoded))
+	origCoeffs := rs.ToFrArray(blob)
+	shiftedCoeffs := mixedencoder.ShiftPoly(origCoeffs, input.Allocation.Offset)
+
+	notEqual := make([]int, 0)
+	for i := 0; i < len(shiftedCoeffs); i++ {
+		if !bn254.EqualFr(&shiftedCoeffs[i], &recoveredCoeffs[i]) {
+			notEqual = append(notEqual, i)
+		}
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, []int{}, notEqual)
 
 }