diff --git a/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKey.java b/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKey.java
index 4cecf6df..93bd080c 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKey.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKey.java
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ public sealed interface JObjectKey extends Serializable, Comparable<JObjectKey>
     }
 
     static JObjectKey fromByteBuffer(ByteBuffer buff) {
-        return new JObjectKeyImpl(StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1.decode(buff).toString());
+        byte[] bytes = new byte[buff.remaining()];
+        buff.get(bytes);
+        return new JObjectKeyImpl(bytes);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -39,8 +41,6 @@ public sealed interface JObjectKey extends Serializable, Comparable<JObjectKey>
     @Override
     String toString();
 
-    byte[] bytes();
-
     ByteBuffer toByteBuffer();
 
     String value();
diff --git a/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyImpl.java b/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyImpl.java
index 39e79104..a22edc2a 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyImpl.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyImpl.java
@@ -2,10 +2,25 @@ package com.usatiuk.objects;
 
 import com.usatiuk.dhfs.supportlib.UninitializedByteBuffer;
 
+import java.io.Serial;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+public final class JObjectKeyImpl implements JObjectKey {
+    @Serial
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
+    private final String value;
+    private transient ByteBuffer _bb = null;
+
+    public JObjectKeyImpl(String value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public JObjectKeyImpl(byte[] bytes) {
+        this.value = new String(bytes, StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1);
+    }
 
-public record JObjectKeyImpl(String value) implements JObjectKey {
     @Override
     public int compareTo(JObjectKey o) {
         switch (o) {
@@ -27,17 +42,36 @@ public record JObjectKeyImpl(String value) implements JObjectKey {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public byte[] bytes() {
-        return value.getBytes(StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1);
+    public ByteBuffer toByteBuffer() {
+        if (_bb != null) return _bb;
+
+        synchronized (this) {
+            if (_bb != null) return _bb;
+            var bytes = value.getBytes(StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1);
+            var directBb = UninitializedByteBuffer.allocateUninitialized(bytes.length);
+            directBb.put(bytes);
+            directBb.flip();
+            _bb = directBb;
+            return directBb;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ByteBuffer toByteBuffer() {
-        var heapBb = StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1.encode(value);
-        if (heapBb.isDirect()) return heapBb;
-        var directBb = UninitializedByteBuffer.allocateUninitialized(heapBb.remaining());
-        directBb.put(heapBb);
-        directBb.flip();
-        return directBb;
+    public String value() {
+        return value;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (obj == this) return true;
+        if (obj == null || obj.getClass() != this.getClass()) return false;
+        var that = (JObjectKeyImpl) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(this.value, that.value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(value);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyMax.java b/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyMax.java
index 9dc5ed85..982e08b2 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyMax.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyMax.java
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ public record JObjectKeyMax() implements JObjectKey {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public byte[] bytes() {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public ByteBuffer toByteBuffer() {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
diff --git a/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyMin.java b/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyMin.java
index 82e1091e..4a8bbc69 100644
--- a/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyMin.java
+++ b/dhfs-parent/objects/src/main/java/com/usatiuk/objects/JObjectKeyMin.java
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ public record JObjectKeyMin() implements JObjectKey {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public byte[] bytes() {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public ByteBuffer toByteBuffer() {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();