diff --git a/SrcMod/Valve.NET/Vkv/VkvConvert.cs b/SrcMod/Valve.NET/Vkv/VkvConvert.cs
index dc75301..e09b72a 100644
--- a/SrcMod/Valve.NET/Vkv/VkvConvert.cs
+++ b/SrcMod/Valve.NET/Vkv/VkvConvert.cs
@@ -19,16 +19,19 @@ public static class VkvConvert
 
     #region DeserializeNode
     public static VkvNode? DeserializeNode(StreamReader reader) =>
-        DeserializeNode(reader, VkvOptions.Default);
-    public static VkvNode? DeserializeNode(StreamReader reader, VkvOptions options)
+        DeserializeNode(reader, VkvOptions.Default, out _);
+    public static VkvNode? DeserializeNode(StreamReader reader, VkvOptions options) =>
+        DeserializeNode(reader, options, out _);
+    public static VkvNode? DeserializeNode(StreamReader reader, VkvOptions options, out string name)
     {
         try
         {
-            return DeserializeNode(reader, options, out _, null);
+            return DeserializeNode(reader, options, out name, null);
         }
         catch
         {
             if (!options.noExceptions) throw;
+            name = string.Empty;
             return null;
         }
     }
diff --git a/SrcMod/Valve.NET/Vkv/VkvSerializer.cs b/SrcMod/Valve.NET/Vkv/VkvSerializer.cs
index 9a18935..05be572 100644
--- a/SrcMod/Valve.NET/Vkv/VkvSerializer.cs
+++ b/SrcMod/Valve.NET/Vkv/VkvSerializer.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ public class VkvSerializer
             if (!p_options.closeWhenFinished && p_options.resetStreamPosition) stream.Seek(pos, SeekOrigin.Begin);
         }
     }
+    public VkvNode? Deserialize(Stream stream, out string name)
+    {
+        long pos = stream.Position;
+        StreamReader reader = new(stream, leaveOpen: !p_options.closeWhenFinished);
+        try
+        {
+            VkvNode? result = VkvConvert.DeserializeNode(reader, p_options, out name);
+            reader.Close();
+            if (!p_options.closeWhenFinished && p_options.resetStreamPosition) stream.Seek(pos, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+            return result;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            reader.Close();
+            if (!p_options.closeWhenFinished && p_options.resetStreamPosition) stream.Seek(pos, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+        }
+    }
     public T? Deserialize<T>(Stream stream)
     {
         VkvNode? result = Deserialize(stream);