diff --git a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/VariableByte.java b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/VariableByte.java
index c9b04d0..9cc9088 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/VariableByte.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/VariableByte.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public void uncompress(byte[] in, IntWrapper inpos, int inlength,
             p += 5;
         }
         outpos.set(tmpoutpos);
-        inpos.add(p);
+        inpos.set(p);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/differential/IntegratedVariableByte.java b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/differential/IntegratedVariableByte.java
index a577031..313792b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/differential/IntegratedVariableByte.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/differential/IntegratedVariableByte.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public void uncompress(byte[] in, IntWrapper inpos, int inlength,
             p+= 5;                
         }
         outpos.set(tmpoutpos);
-        inpos.add(p);
+        inpos.set(p);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/me/lemire/integercompression/ByteBasicTest.java b/src/test/java/me/lemire/integercompression/ByteBasicTest.java
index 2b2d4f1..7b7799d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/me/lemire/integercompression/ByteBasicTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/me/lemire/integercompression/ByteBasicTest.java
@@ -51,9 +51,26 @@ public void saulTest() {
                     System.out.println("Problem with "+C);
                 }
                 assertArrayEquals(a, c);
+                assertEquals(C.toString(), x + len, bOffset.get());
+                assertEquals(C.toString(), a.length, cOffset.get());
             }
         }
     }
+    @Test
+    public void emptyInputPreservesOffsets() {
+        for (ByteIntegerCODEC codec : codecs) {
+            IntWrapper inpos = new IntWrapper(5);
+            IntWrapper outpos = new IntWrapper(2);
+            int[] output = { 10, 20, 30 };
+
+            codec.uncompress(new byte[5], inpos, 0, output, outpos);
+
+            assertEquals(codec.toString(), 5, inpos.get());
+            assertEquals(codec.toString(), 2, outpos.get());
+            assertArrayEquals(new int[] { 10, 20, 30 }, output);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * 
      */