diff --git a/packages/lib-roblox/src/document/mod.rs b/packages/lib-roblox/src/document/mod.rs
index 945f871..ca89453 100644
--- a/packages/lib-roblox/src/document/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/lib-roblox/src/document/mod.rs
@@ -148,14 +148,19 @@ impl Document {
         let mut bytes = Vec::new();
         match format {
             DocumentFormat::Binary => {
-                rbx_binary::to_writer(&mut bytes, &self.dom, &[self.dom.root_ref()])
+                rbx_binary::to_writer(&mut bytes, &self.dom, self.dom.root().children())
                     .map_err(|err| DocumentError::WriteError(err.to_string()))
             }
             DocumentFormat::Xml => {
                 let xml_options = XmlEncodeOptions::new()
                     .property_behavior(XmlEncodePropertyBehavior::WriteUnknown);
-                rbx_xml::to_writer(&mut bytes, &self.dom, &[self.dom.root_ref()], xml_options)
-                    .map_err(|err| DocumentError::WriteError(err.to_string()))
+                rbx_xml::to_writer(
+                    &mut bytes,
+                    &self.dom,
+                    self.dom.root().children(),
+                    xml_options,
+                )
+                .map_err(|err| DocumentError::WriteError(err.to_string()))
             }
         }?;
         Ok(bytes)
diff --git a/tests/roblox/files/writeModelFile.luau b/tests/roblox/files/writeModelFile.luau
index 2e35bfe..79bce09 100644
--- a/tests/roblox/files/writeModelFile.luau
+++ b/tests/roblox/files/writeModelFile.luau
@@ -8,3 +8,18 @@ local instances = {
 
 roblox.writeModelFile("bin/temp-model.rbxm", instances)
 roblox.writeModelFile("bin/temp-model.rbxmx", instances)
+
+local savedBinary = roblox.readModelFile("bin/temp-model.rbxm")
+local savedXml = roblox.readModelFile("bin/temp-model.rbxmx")
+
+assert(savedBinary[1].Name ~= "ROOT")
+assert(savedXml[1].Name ~= "ROOT")
+
+assert(savedBinary[1].Name ~= "DataModel")
+assert(savedXml[1].Name ~= "DataModel")
+
+assert(savedBinary[1].ClassName == "Model")
+assert(savedBinary[2].ClassName == "Part")
+
+assert(savedXml[1].ClassName == "Model")
+assert(savedXml[2].ClassName == "Part")
diff --git a/tests/roblox/files/writePlaceFile.luau b/tests/roblox/files/writePlaceFile.luau
index 6e3d207..7ff9a38 100644
--- a/tests/roblox/files/writePlaceFile.luau
+++ b/tests/roblox/files/writePlaceFile.luau
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ model.Parent = workspace
 
 roblox.writePlaceFile("bin/temp-place.rbxl", game)
 roblox.writePlaceFile("bin/temp-place.rbxlx", game)
+
+local savedBinary = roblox.readPlaceFile("bin/temp-place.rbxl")
+local savedXml = roblox.readPlaceFile("bin/temp-place.rbxlx")
+
+assert(savedBinary.Name ~= "ROOT")
+assert(savedXml.Name ~= "ROOT")
+
+assert(savedBinary.ClassName == "DataModel")
+assert(savedXml.ClassName == "DataModel")