diff --git a/serdect/src/slice.rs b/serdect/src/slice.rs
index ee47062f0..9ff8b27c8 100644
--- a/serdect/src/slice.rs
+++ b/serdect/src/slice.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ where
     if serializer.is_human_readable() {
         crate::serialize_hex::<_, _, false>(value, serializer)
     } else {
-        value.as_ref().serialize(serializer)
+        serializer.serialize_bytes(value.as_ref())
     }
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ where
     if serializer.is_human_readable() {
         crate::serialize_hex::<_, _, true>(value, serializer)
     } else {
-        value.as_ref().serialize(serializer)
+        serializer.serialize_bytes(value.as_ref())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/serdect/tests/cbor.rs b/serdect/tests/cbor.rs
index 23bb0b693..a4173c69e 100644
--- a/serdect/tests/cbor.rs
+++ b/serdect/tests/cbor.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ use serdect::{array, slice};
 const EXAMPLE_BYTES: [u8; 16] = hex!("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F");
 
 /// CBOR serialization of [`EXAMPLE_BYTES`] as a slice.
-const CBOR_SLICE: [u8; 17] = hex!("90000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F");
+/// (first three bits, `0b010` denote a byte string, and the last five, `0b10000` denote the length)
+const CBOR_SLICE: [u8; 17] = hex!("50000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F");
 
 /// CBOR serialization of [`EXAMPLE_BYTES`] as an array.
-const CBOR_ARRAY: [u8; 17] = CBOR_SLICE;
+/// (first three bits, `0b100` denote an array, and the last five, `0b10000` denote the length)
+const CBOR_ARRAY: [u8; 17] = hex!("90000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F");
 
 #[test]
 fn deserialize_slice() {