diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 63219ea..1ce0e8a 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def statusListEncoding1Bit():
 
 def statusListEncoding1BitCBOR():
     status_list = exampleStatusList1Bit()
-    encoded = status_list.encodeAsCBOR()
+    encoded = status_list.encodeAsCBORRaw()
     hex_encoded = encoded.hex()
     text = "byte_array = [{}, {}] \nencoded:\n{}".format(
         hex(status_list.list[0]), hex(status_list.list[1]), util.printText(hex_encoded)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def statusListEncoding2Bit():
 
 def statusListEncoding2BitCBOR():
     status_list = exampleStatusList2Bit()
-    encoded = status_list.encodeAsCBOR()
+    encoded = status_list.encodeAsCBORRaw()
     hex_encoded = encoded.hex()
     text = "byte_array = [{}, {}, {}] \nencoded:\n{}".format(
         hex(status_list.list[0]),
diff --git a/src/status_list.py b/src/status_list.py
index 51313e9..7c3e48f 100644
--- a/src/status_list.py
+++ b/src/status_list.py
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ def encodeAsCBOR(self) -> Dict:
             "bits": self.bits,
             "lst": encoded_list,
         }
+        return object
+
+    def encodeAsCBORRaw(self) -> Dict:
+        object = self.encodeAsCBOR()
         return dumps(object)
 
     def decode(self, input: str):