diff --git a/src/encoding/integer/mod.rs b/src/encoding/integer/mod.rs
index 2cc9af5f..02bca71f 100644
--- a/src/encoding/integer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/encoding/integer/mod.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ pub mod rle_v1;
 pub mod rle_v2;
 mod util;
 
+// TODO: consider having a separate varint.rs
 pub use util::read_varint_zigzagged;
 
 pub fn get_unsigned_rle_reader<R: Read + Send + 'static>(
diff --git a/src/encoding/integer/rle_v1.rs b/src/encoding/integer/rle_v1.rs
index 4e8bab7a..36545d04 100644
--- a/src/encoding/integer/rle_v1.rs
+++ b/src/encoding/integer/rle_v1.rs
@@ -34,26 +34,28 @@ use super::{util::read_varint_zigzagged, EncodingSign, NInt};
 const MAX_RUN_LENGTH: usize = 130;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-// TODO: put header data in here, e.g. base value, len, etc.
 enum EncodingType {
-    Run { length: usize },
+    Run { length: usize, delta: i8 },
     Literals { length: usize },
 }
 
 impl EncodingType {
     /// Decode header byte to determine sub-encoding.
     /// Runs start with a positive byte, and literals with a negative byte.
-    #[inline]
-    fn from_header(header: u8) -> Self {
-        let header = header as i8;
-        if header < 0 {
-            let length = header.unsigned_abs() as usize;
-            Self::Literals { length }
-        } else {
-            // Technically +3 but we subtract 1 for the base
-            let length = header as u8 as usize + 2;
-            Self::Run { length }
-        }
+    fn from_header<R: Read>(reader: &mut R) -> Result<Option<Self>> {
+        let opt_encoding = match try_read_u8(reader)?.map(|b| b as i8) {
+            Some(header) if header < 0 => {
+                let length = header.unsigned_abs() as usize;
+                Some(Self::Literals { length })
+            }
+            Some(header) => {
+                let length = header as u8 as usize + 3;
+                let delta = read_u8(reader)? as i8;
+                Some(Self::Run { length, delta })
+            }
+            None => None,
+        };
+        Ok(opt_encoding)
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,18 +80,15 @@ impl<N: NInt, R: Read, S: EncodingSign> RleReaderV1<N, R, S> {
     fn decode_batch(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         self.current_head = 0;
         self.decoded_ints.clear();
-        let header = match try_read_u8(&mut self.reader)? {
-            Some(byte) => byte,
-            None => return Ok(()),
-        };
 
-        match EncodingType::from_header(header) {
-            EncodingType::Literals { length } => {
+        match EncodingType::from_header(&mut self.reader)? {
+            Some(EncodingType::Literals { length }) => {
                 read_literals::<_, _, S>(&mut self.reader, &mut self.decoded_ints, length)
             }
-            EncodingType::Run { length } => {
-                read_run::<_, _, S>(&mut self.reader, &mut self.decoded_ints, length)
+            Some(EncodingType::Run { length, delta }) => {
+                read_run::<_, _, S>(&mut self.reader, &mut self.decoded_ints, length, delta)
             }
+            None => Ok(()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -110,9 +109,11 @@ fn read_run<N: NInt, R: Read, S: EncodingSign>(
     reader: &mut R,
     out_ints: &mut Vec<N>,
     length: usize,
+    delta: i8,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let delta = read_u8(reader)? as i8;
     let mut base = read_varint_zigzagged::<_, _, S>(reader)?;
+    // Account for base value
+    let length = length - 1;
     out_ints.push(base);
     if delta < 0 {
         let delta = delta.unsigned_abs();