diff --git a/docarray/document/mixins/mesh.py b/docarray/document/mixins/mesh.py
index 8f5de66918b..6997f3a192c 100644
--- a/docarray/document/mixins/mesh.py
+++ b/docarray/document/mixins/mesh.py
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ def load_uri_to_vertices_and_faces(self: 'T') -> 'T':
         faces = mesh.faces.view(np.ndarray)
 
         self.chunks = [
-            Document(name=MeshEnum.VERTICES, tensor=vertices),
-            Document(name=MeshEnum.FACES, tensor=faces),
+            Document(name=MeshEnum.VERTICES.value, tensor=vertices),
+            Document(name=MeshEnum.FACES.value, tensor=faces),
         ]
 
         return self
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ def load_vertices_and_faces_to_point_cloud(self: 'T', samples: int) -> 'T':
         faces = None
 
         for chunk in self.chunks:
-            if chunk.tags['name'] == MeshEnum.VERTICES:
+            if chunk.tags['name'] == MeshEnum.VERTICES.value:
                 vertices = chunk.tensor
-            if chunk.tags['name'] == MeshEnum.FACES:
+            if chunk.tags['name'] == MeshEnum.FACES.value:
                 faces = chunk.tensor
 
         if vertices is not None and faces is not None:
diff --git a/docarray/document/mixins/plot.py b/docarray/document/mixins/plot.py
index 00f6570c6e0..f9c6f2e52b6 100644
--- a/docarray/document/mixins/plot.py
+++ b/docarray/document/mixins/plot.py
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ def _is_3d_vertices_and_faces(self):
         """
         if self.chunks is not None:
             name_tags = [c.tags['name'] for c in self.chunks]
-            if MeshEnum.VERTICES in name_tags and MeshEnum.FACES in name_tags:
+            if (
+                MeshEnum.VERTICES.value in name_tags
+                and MeshEnum.FACES.value in name_tags
+            ):
                 return True
         else:
             return False
@@ -173,11 +176,13 @@ def display_vertices_and_faces(self):
             import trimesh
 
             vertices = [
-                c.tensor for c in self.chunks if c.tags['name'] == MeshEnum.VERTICES
+                c.tensor
+                for c in self.chunks
+                if c.tags['name'] == MeshEnum.VERTICES.value
+            ][-1]
+            faces = [
+                c.tensor for c in self.chunks if c.tags['name'] == MeshEnum.FACES.value
             ][-1]
-            faces = [c.tensor for c in self.chunks if c.tags['name'] == MeshEnum.FACES][
-                -1
-            ]
             mesh = trimesh.Trimesh(vertices=vertices, faces=faces)
             display(mesh.show())
 
@@ -191,7 +196,7 @@ def display_point_cloud_tensor(self) -> None:
         for chunk in self.chunks:
             if (
                 'name' in chunk.tags.keys()
-                and chunk.tags['name'] == PointCloudEnum.COLORS
+                and chunk.tags['name'] == PointCloudEnum.COLORS.value
                 and chunk.tensor.shape[-1] in [3, 4]
             ):
                 colors = chunk.tensor
diff --git a/tests/unit/document/test_converters.py b/tests/unit/document/test_converters.py
index 9316c4a9b6f..28d8922b704 100644
--- a/tests/unit/document/test_converters.py
+++ b/tests/unit/document/test_converters.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from docarray import Document
 from docarray.document.generators import from_files
-from docarray.document.mixins.mesh import MeshEnum
+from docarray.document.mixins.mesh import MeshEnum, PointCloudEnum
 
 __windows__ = sys.platform == 'win32'
 
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ def test_load_uri_to_vertices_and_faces(uri):
     doc.load_uri_to_vertices_and_faces()
 
     assert len(doc.chunks) == 2
-    assert doc.chunks[0].tags['name'] == MeshEnum.VERTICES
+    assert doc.chunks[0].tags['name'] == MeshEnum.VERTICES.value
     assert doc.chunks[0].tensor.shape[1] == 3
-    assert doc.chunks[1].tags['name'] == MeshEnum.FACES
+    assert doc.chunks[1].tags['name'] == MeshEnum.FACES.value
     assert doc.chunks[1].tensor.shape[1] == 3