diff --git a/ndb.go b/ndb.go
index 08f8e51..e71c5d7 100644
--- a/ndb.go
+++ b/ndb.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) Encode(v interface{}) error {
 	defer func() {
 		e.start = false
 	}()
-	return Switch(e, v) 
+	return Switch(e, val) 
 }
 
 func Switch(e *Encoder, v reflect.Value) error {