diff --git a/rig-lancedb/src/utils/deserializer.rs b/rig-lancedb/src/utils/deserializer.rs
index 88f0e8de..0b746de4 100644
--- a/rig-lancedb/src/utils/deserializer.rs
+++ b/rig-lancedb/src/utils/deserializer.rs
@@ -252,45 +252,57 @@ impl RecordBatchDeserializer for RecordBatch {
                         )),
                     ))),
                 },
-                DataType::RunEndEncoded(counter_type, ..) => {
-                    let items: Vec<Vec<Value>> = match counter_type.data_type() {
+                DataType::RunEndEncoded(index_type, ..) => {
+                    let items = match index_type.data_type() {
                         DataType::Int16 => {
-                            let (counter, v) = column
+                            let (indexes, v) = column
                                 .to_run_end::<Int16Type>()
                                 .map_err(arrow_to_rig_error)?;
 
-                            counter
-                                .into_iter()
+                            let mut prev = vec![0];
+                            prev.extend(indexes.clone());
+
+                            prev.iter()
+                                .zip(indexes)
+                                .map(|(prev, cur)| cur - prev)
                                 .zip(type_matcher(&v)?)
-                                .map(|(n, value)| vec![value; n as usize])
-                                .collect()
+                                .flat_map(|(n, value)| vec![value; n as usize])
+                                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                         }
                         DataType::Int32 => {
-                            let (counter, v) = column
+                            let (indexes, v) = column
                                 .to_run_end::<Int32Type>()
                                 .map_err(arrow_to_rig_error)?;
 
-                            counter
-                                .into_iter()
+                            let mut prev = vec![0];
+                            prev.extend(indexes.clone());
+
+                            prev.iter()
+                                .zip(indexes)
+                                .map(|(prev, cur)| cur - prev)
                                 .zip(type_matcher(&v)?)
-                                .map(|(n, value)| vec![value; n as usize])
-                                .collect()
+                                .flat_map(|(n, value)| vec![value; n as usize])
+                                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                         }
                         DataType::Int64 => {
-                            let (counter, v) = column
+                            let (indexes, v) = column
                                 .to_run_end::<Int64Type>()
                                 .map_err(arrow_to_rig_error)?;
 
-                            counter
-                                .into_iter()
+                            let mut prev = vec![0];
+                            prev.extend(indexes.clone());
+
+                            prev.iter()
+                                .zip(indexes)
+                                .map(|(prev, cur)| cur - prev)
                                 .zip(type_matcher(&v)?)
-                                .map(|(n, value)| vec![value; n as usize])
-                                .collect()
+                                .flat_map(|(n, value)| vec![value; n as usize])
+                                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                         }
                         _ => {
                             return Err(VectorStoreError::DatastoreError(Box::new(
                                 ArrowError::CastError(format!(
-                                    "RunEndEncoded index type is not accepted: {counter_type:?}"
+                                    "RunEndEncoded index type is not accepted: {index_type:?}"
                                 )),
                             )))
                         }
@@ -867,9 +879,29 @@ mod tests {
         let array = builder.finish();
 
         let record_batch =
-            RecordBatch::try_from_iter(vec![("some_dict", Arc::new(array) as ArrayRef)]).unwrap();
+            RecordBatch::try_from_iter(vec![("some_run_end", Arc::new(array) as ArrayRef)])
+                .unwrap();
 
-        assert_eq!(record_batch.deserialize().unwrap(), vec![json!({})])
+        assert_eq!(
+            record_batch.deserialize().unwrap(),
+            vec![
+                json!({
+                    "some_run_end": "abc"
+                }),
+                json!({
+                    "some_run_end": ""
+                }),
+                json!({
+                    "some_run_end": "def"
+                }),
+                json!({
+                    "some_run_end": "def"
+                }),
+                json!({
+                    "some_run_end": "abc"
+                })
+            ]
+        )
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]