diff --git a/validobj/tests/test_errors.py b/tests/test_errors.py
similarity index 100%
rename from validobj/tests/test_errors.py
rename to tests/test_errors.py
diff --git a/validobj/tests/test_validation.py b/tests/test_validation.py
similarity index 89%
rename from validobj/tests/test_validation.py
rename to tests/test_validation.py
index 3ef4fcf..e2d193b 100644
--- a/validobj/tests/test_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_validation.py
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ def test_good_inp():
     assert parse_input(good_inp, Db) == expected_res
 
 
-def test_bad_inp():
-    for k in bad_inp:
-        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
-            parse_input(*k)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(("value", "spec"), bad_inp)
+def test_bad_inp(value, spec):
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        parse_input(value, spec)
 
 
 def test_not_supported():
@@ -149,6 +149,17 @@ def test_none():
     with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
         parse_input("Some value", None)
 
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not HAVE_LITERAL, reason="Literal not found")
 def test_literal():
     assert parse_input(5, Literal[5, Literal[1, 3]]) == 5
+
+
+def test_enum_by_value() -> None:
+    """Enums are built also from value."""
+    assert parse_input("small", MemOptions) == MemOptions.SMALL
+
+
+def test_enum_by_int_value() -> None:
+    """Enums are built also from value."""
+    assert parse_input(1, Attributes) == Attributes.READ
diff --git a/validobj/validation.py b/validobj/validation.py
index d9dbb65..a45f385 100644
--- a/validobj/validation.py
+++ b/validobj/validation.py
@@ -176,12 +176,11 @@ def _parse_dataclass(value, spec):
 
 
 def _parse_single_enum(value, spec):
-    if not isinstance(value, str):
-        raise WrongTypeError(
-            f"Expecting value to be a string, not {_typename(type(value))!r}"
-        )
-    if not value in spec.__members__:
-        raise NotAnEnumItemError(value, spec)
+    if value not in spec.__members__:
+        try:
+            return spec(value)
+        except (ValueError, TypeError):
+            raise NotAnEnumItemError(value, spec)
     return spec.__members__[value]