diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index bd45895..409c628 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         run: |
           rustfmt +nightly **/*.rs
-          cargo clippy --all -- -D warnings -A clippy::redundant_async_block
+          cargo clippy --all -- -D warnings
       - name: Install cargo check tools
         run: |
-          cargo install --locked cargo-deny || true
           cargo install --locked cargo-outdated || true
           cargo install --locked cargo-udeps || true
       - name: Check
         run: |
-          cargo deny check
           cargo outdated --exit-code 1
           cargo udeps
           rm -rf ~/.cargo/advisory-db
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 05003d1..8971353 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use derive_more::Display;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
-use std::result::Result;
+use std::result;
 
 #[derive(Display, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ pub enum Error {
     AlphabetLength,
     #[display(fmt = "Alphabet must contain unique characters")]
     AlphabetUniqueCharacters,
+    #[display(fmt = "Minimum length has to be between {min} and {max}")]
+    MinLength { min: usize, max: usize },
     #[display(fmt = "Encoding supports numbers between {min} and {max}")]
     EncodingRange { min: u64, max: u64 },
     #[display(fmt = "Ran out of range checking against the blocklist")]
     BlocklistOutOfRange,
 }
 
-pub type SqidsResult<T> = Result<T, Error>;
+pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Options {
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ pub struct Sqids {
 }
 
 impl Sqids {
-    pub fn new(options: Option<Options>) -> SqidsResult<Self> {
+    pub fn new(options: Option<Options>) -> Result<Self> {
         let options = options.unwrap_or_default();
         let alphabet: Vec<char> = options.alphabet.chars().collect();
 
@@ -73,11 +75,20 @@ impl Sqids {
             blocklist: filtered_blocklist,
         };
 
+        if options.min_length < sqids.min_value() as usize
+            || options.min_length > options.alphabet.len()
+        {
+            return Err(Error::MinLength {
+                min: sqids.min_value() as usize,
+                max: options.alphabet.len(),
+            });
+        }
+
         sqids.alphabet = sqids.shuffle(&sqids.alphabet);
         Ok(sqids)
     }
 
-    pub fn encode(&self, numbers: &[u64]) -> SqidsResult<String> {
+    pub fn encode(&self, numbers: &[u64]) -> Result<String> {
         if numbers.is_empty() {
             return Ok(String::new());
         }
@@ -165,12 +176,12 @@ impl Sqids {
         u64::MAX
     }
 
-    fn encode_numbers(&self, numbers: &[u64], partitioned: bool) -> SqidsResult<String> {
+    fn encode_numbers(&self, numbers: &[u64], partitioned: bool) -> Result<String> {
         let offset = numbers
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
             .fold(numbers.len(), |a, (i, &v)| {
-                (v as usize % self.alphabet.len()) + i + a
+                self.alphabet[v as usize % self.alphabet.len()] as usize + i + a
             })
             % self.alphabet.len();
 
diff --git a/tests/encoding.rs b/tests/encoding.rs
index a26172c..1a7cf1f 100644
--- a/tests/encoding.rs
+++ b/tests/encoding.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-// use sqids::*;
+use sqids::*;
 
 #[test]
 fn simple() {
-    assert_eq!(1, 1);
-    // let id = "8QRLaD".to_string();
-    // let numbers = vec![1, 2, 3];
+    let id = "8QRLaD".to_string();
+    let numbers = vec![1, 2, 3];
 
-    // let sqids = Sqids::new(None).unwrap();
-    // assert_eq!(sqids.encode(&numbers).unwrap(), id);
-    // assert_eq!(sqids.decode(&id), numbers);
+    let sqids = Sqids::new(None).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(sqids.encode(&numbers).unwrap(), id);
+    assert_eq!(sqids.decode(&id), numbers);
 }