diff --git a/src/improv.rs b/src/improv.rs
index 9a7c448..8bb9fcd 100644
--- a/src/improv.rs
+++ b/src/improv.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ pub struct RawPacket {
 }
 
 impl RawPacket {
-    pub fn try_from_bytes(bytes: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn try_from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self> {
         if bytes.len() < 11 {
             bail!("Packet too small");
         }
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ impl ImprovPacket {
             _ => Err(anyhow!("Conversion into packet type not implemented")),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn try_from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self> {
+        let raw_packet = RawPacket::try_from_bytes(bytes).context("Failed to deserialize bytes into raw packet")?;
+        ImprovPacket::try_from_raw_packet(&raw_packet).context("Failed to get improv packet from raw packet")
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct CurrentStatePacket {