diff --git a/src/pcd.rs b/src/pcd.rs
index 4df8a44..d1bcd2c 100644
--- a/src/pcd.rs
+++ b/src/pcd.rs
@@ -234,9 +234,10 @@ impl TryFrom<Value> for Pcd {
 
     fn try_from(value: Value) -> Result<Self> { 
         let as_object = value.as_object().ok_or_else(|| Error::msg("Pcd must be an object"))?;
-        let map: Result<BTreeMap<String, Vec<u8>>> = as_object.iter().map(|(key, value)| {
-            let serialized = crate::serialization::ciborium_serialize(value)?;
-            Ok((key.clone(), serialized))
+        let map: Result<BTreeMap<String, Vec<u8>>> = as_object.into_iter().map(|(key, value)| {
+            // Use the trait method instead of manual serialization
+            let compressed = value.serialize_to_pcd()?;
+            Ok((key.clone(), compressed))
         }).collect();
 
         Ok(Pcd(map?))
@@ -247,9 +248,10 @@ impl TryFrom<BTreeMap<String, FileBlob>> for Pcd {
     type Error = Error;
 
     fn try_from(file_blob_map: BTreeMap<String, FileBlob>) -> Result<Self> { 
-        let map: Result<BTreeMap<String, Vec<u8>>> = file_blob_map.iter().map(|(key, value)| {
-            let serialized = crate::serialization::ciborium_serialize(value)?;
-            Ok((key.clone(), serialized))
+        let map: Result<BTreeMap<String, Vec<u8>>> = file_blob_map.into_iter().map(|(key, value)| {
+            // Use the trait method instead of manual serialization
+            let compressed = value.serialize_to_pcd()?;
+            Ok((key, compressed))
         }).collect();
 
         Ok(Pcd(map?))