diff --git a/sample_lego.py b/sample_lego.py
index abf7df8..afd60c6 100644
--- a/sample_lego.py
+++ b/sample_lego.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import asyncio
 from thingsdb.client import Client
-from thingsdb.model import Collection, Thing, ThingStrict, Enum
+from thingsdb.model import Collection, Thing, ThingStrict, Enum, EnumMember
 from thingsdb.util import event
 
 
 class Color(Enum):
     RED = "#f00"
-    BLUE = "#0f0"
-    GREEN = "#00f"
+    GREEN = "#0f0"
+    BLUE = "#00f"
 
 
 class Brick(Thing):
@@ -53,13 +53,25 @@ async def example():
         # ... now the collection will be watched for 100 seconds
         while True:
             await asyncio.sleep(3)
+
             if lego and lego.bricks:
+
+                print('Color:', Color.RED is lego.bricks[0].color)
+                print('Is Enum', isinstance(Color.GREEN, Enum))
+                print('Is EnumMember', isinstance(Color.GREEN, EnumMember))
+                print('Is Color', isinstance(Color.GREEN, Color))
+                print('Is True', Color.GREEN == Color("#0f0"))
+                print('Is True', Color.GREEN == Color["GREEN"])
+                print('Is True', getattr(Color, 'GREEN') == Color["GREEN"])
+                print('Is True', Color.RED.value == lego.bricks[0].color.value)
+                print('Is True', Color.RED.value == lego.bricks[0].color._value)
+
                 brick = lego.bricks[0]
                 await brick.emit('new-color', 'RED')
                 break
             await lego.query('.bricks.push(Brick{});')
 
-        await asyncio.sleep(300)
+        await asyncio.sleep(5)
 
     finally:
         client.close()
diff --git a/thingsdb/client/client.py b/thingsdb/client/client.py
index a7294bb..9c95aba 100644
--- a/thingsdb/client/client.py
+++ b/thingsdb/client/client.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from ..exceptions import ForbiddenError
 
 
+
 _WATCH_MISSING = \
     'auto reconnect cannot act on node changes since `WATCH` privileges on ' \
     'the `@node` scope are missing'
diff --git a/thingsdb/model/__init__.py b/thingsdb/model/__init__.py
index 76bc6dc..a6c83cb 100644
--- a/thingsdb/model/__init__.py
+++ b/thingsdb/model/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-from .collection import Collection
 from .enum import Enum
+from .enummember import EnumMember
+from .collection import Collection
 from .thing import Thing, ThingStrict, ThingHash
diff --git a/thingsdb/model/enum.py b/thingsdb/model/enum.py
index d4216f7..c48bf98 100644
--- a/thingsdb/model/enum.py
+++ b/thingsdb/model/enum.py
@@ -1,20 +1,43 @@
-from .member import Member
+from .enummember import EnumMember
 
 _enums_lookup = {}  # enums lookup by name
 
-class Enum:
+
+class _GetAttr(type):
+    def __getitem__(cls, name):
+        for k, v in cls.__dict__.items():
+            if k == name:
+                return v
+        raise KeyError(f'no member with name `{k}`')
+
+
+class Enum(metaclass=_GetAttr):
 
     _visited = 0  # For build, 0=not visited, 1=new_type, 2=set_type, 3=build
 
+    def __new__(cls, *args):
+        if len(args) != 1:
+            return super().__new__(cls)
+
+        value = args[0]
+        for v in cls.__dict__.values():
+            if isinstance(v, EnumMember) and v._value == value:
+                return v
+        raise ValueError(f'no member with value `{value}`')
+
     def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs):
+        if issubclass(cls, EnumMember):
+            return
+
         cls._name = getattr(cls, '__NAME__', cls.__name__)
         cls._id = None
+        cls._memberclass = type(f'{cls._name}Member', (EnumMember, cls), {})
 
         # upgrade attributes to member instances
         for k, v in cls.__dict__.items():
             if k.startswith('_'):
                 continue
-            setattr(cls, k, Member(cls._name, k, v))
+            setattr(cls, k, cls._memberclass(cls._name, k, v))
 
         # register for lookup by name
         _enums_lookup[cls._name] = cls
@@ -22,9 +45,11 @@ def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs):
     @staticmethod
     def _update_enum(enums, data, convert):
         name = data['name']
-        members = [Member(name, k, convert(v)) for k, v in data['members']]
-
         enum = _enums_lookup.get(name)
+        cls = EnumMember if enum is None else enum._memberclass
+
+        members = [cls(name, k, convert(v)) for k, v in data['members']]
+
         if enum is not None:
             enum._id = data['enum_id']
             for member in members:
@@ -36,10 +61,12 @@ def _update_enum(enums, data, convert):
     def _upd_enum_add(enums, data, convert):
         members = enums[data['enum_id']]
         name = members[0]._enum_name
-        member = Member(name, data['name'], convert(data['value']))
+        enum = _enums_lookup.get(name)
+        cls = EnumMember if enum is None else enum._memberclass
+
+        member = cls(name, data['name'], convert(data['value']))
         members.append(member)
 
-        enum = _enums_lookup.get(name)
         if enum is not None:
             setattr(enum, member.name, member)
 
@@ -93,7 +120,9 @@ async def _new_type(cls, client, collection):
         if cls._visited > 0:
             return
         cls._visited += 1
-        members = (m for m in cls.__dict__.values() if isinstance(m, Member))
+        members = (
+            m for m in cls.__dict__.values()
+            if isinstance(m, EnumMember))
         query = f'''
             set_enum('{cls._name}', {{
                 {', '.join(f'{m.name}: {m.value!r}' for m in members)}
diff --git a/thingsdb/model/enummember.py b/thingsdb/model/enummember.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..723e606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thingsdb/model/enummember.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+class EnumMember:
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def value(self):
+        return self._value
+
+    def __new__(cls, enum_name, name, value):
+        instance = object.__new__(cls)
+        instance._name = name
+        instance._value = value
+        instance._enum_name = enum_name
+        return instance
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f'{self._enum_name}{{{self._name}}}'
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self is other or self._value == other
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
diff --git a/thingsdb/model/member.py b/thingsdb/model/member.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ce640be..0000000
--- a/thingsdb/model/member.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-class Member:
-    def __init__(self, enum_name, name, value):
-        self._name = name
-        self._value = value
-        self._enum_name = enum_name
-
-    @property
-    def name(self):
-        return self._name
-
-    @property
-    def value(self):
-        return self._value
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return f'{self._enum_name}{{{self._name}}}'
diff --git a/thingsdb/util/convert.py b/thingsdb/util/convert.py
index 0b7f2c6..c3a9904 100644
--- a/thingsdb/util/convert.py
+++ b/thingsdb/util/convert.py
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ def convert(arg):
     if isinstance(arg, (list, tuple)):
         return [convert(v) for v in arg]
 
-    return arg
+    return getattr(arg, '_value', arg)
diff --git a/thingsdb/util/fmt.py b/thingsdb/util/fmt.py
index 7f333d2..f551319 100644
--- a/thingsdb/util/fmt.py
+++ b/thingsdb/util/fmt.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ def _wrap(value, blobs):
         name = f'blob{idx}'
         blobs[name] = value
         return name
-    if isinstance(value, Member):
-        return value.name()
     if isinstance(value, dict):
         thing_id = value.get('#')
         if thing_id is None:
diff --git a/thingsdb/version.py b/thingsdb/version.py
index e2f45ae..7c9e66e 100644
--- a/thingsdb/version.py
+++ b/thingsdb/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.6.5'
+__version__ = '0.6.6'