diff --git a/Sources/HomomorphicEncryption/SerializedCiphertext.swift b/Sources/HomomorphicEncryption/SerializedCiphertext.swift
index 0674e3b8..65679b2a 100644
--- a/Sources/HomomorphicEncryption/SerializedCiphertext.swift
+++ b/Sources/HomomorphicEncryption/SerializedCiphertext.swift
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2024 Apple Inc. and the Swift Homomorphic Encryption project authors
+// Copyright 2024-2025 Apple Inc. and the Swift Homomorphic Encryption project authors
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ extension Ciphertext {
         }
 
         let skipLSBs: [Int] = if forDecryption, polyContext().moduli.count == 1,
-                                 polys.count == context.encryptionParameters
-                                 .skipLSBsForDecryption().count
+                                 polys.count == context.encryptionParameters.skipLSBsForDecryption().count,
+                                 Format.self == Coeff.self
         {
             context.encryptionParameters.skipLSBsForDecryption()
         } else {
diff --git a/Tests/HomomorphicEncryptionTests/SerializationTests.swift b/Tests/HomomorphicEncryptionTests/SerializationTests.swift
index ae3fafd7..7b264e37 100644
--- a/Tests/HomomorphicEncryptionTests/SerializationTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/HomomorphicEncryptionTests/SerializationTests.swift
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2024 Apple Inc. and the Swift Homomorphic Encryption project authors
+// Copyright 2024-2025 Apple Inc. and the Swift Homomorphic Encryption project authors
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ class SerializationTests: XCTestCase {
                 let decrypted = try deserialized.decrypt(using: secretKey)
                 XCTAssertEqual(decrypted, plaintext)
             }
+            // serialize for decryption eval format
+            do {
+                var ciphertext = ciphertext
+                try ciphertext.modSwitchDownToSingle()
+                let evalCiphertext = try ciphertext.convertToEvalFormat()
+                let serialized = evalCiphertext.serialize(forDecryption: true)
+                if case let .full(_, skipLSBs, _) = serialized {
+                    XCTAssertTrue(skipLSBs.allSatisfy { $0 == 0 })
+                } else {
+                    XCTFail("Must be full serialization")
+                }
+                let deserialized: Scheme.EvalCiphertext = try Ciphertext(
+                    deserialize: serialized,
+                    context: context,
+                    moduliCount: ciphertext.moduli.count)
+                let decrypted = try deserialized.decrypt(using: secretKey)
+                XCTAssertEqual(decrypted, plaintext)
+            }
             // serialize indices for decryption
             do {
                 var ciphertext = ciphertext