diff --git a/src/encrypted/functions.sql b/src/encrypted/functions.sql
index b42ac61..0629754 100644
--- a/src/encrypted/functions.sql
+++ b/src/encrypted/functions.sql
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ AS $$
 $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
 
-
 CREATE FUNCTION eql_v2.ciphertext(val eql_v2_encrypted)
   RETURNS text
   IMMUTABLE STRICT PARALLEL SAFE
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ AS $$
 $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
 
-
 CREATE FUNCTION eql_v2._first_grouped_value(jsonb, jsonb)
 RETURNS jsonb AS $$
   SELECT COALESCE($1, $2);
diff --git a/src/jsonb/functions.sql b/src/jsonb/functions.sql
index 31c5b79..a17675f 100644
--- a/src/jsonb/functions.sql
+++ b/src/jsonb/functions.sql
@@ -246,17 +246,22 @@ CREATE FUNCTION eql_v2.jsonb_array_elements(val jsonb)
 AS $$
   DECLARE
     sv eql_v2_encrypted[];
-    found eql_v2_encrypted[];
+    meta jsonb;
+    item jsonb;
   BEGIN
 
     IF NOT eql_v2.is_ste_vec_array(val) THEN
       RAISE 'cannot extract elements from non-array';
     END IF;
 
+    -- Column identifier and version
+    meta := eql_v2.meta_data(val);
+
     sv := eql_v2.ste_vec(val);
 
     FOR idx IN 1..array_length(sv, 1) LOOP
-      RETURN NEXT sv[idx];
+      item = sv[idx];
+      RETURN NEXT (meta || item)::eql_v2_encrypted;
     END LOOP;
 
     RETURN;
diff --git a/src/jsonb/functions_test.sql b/src/jsonb/functions_test.sql
index 651b1fc..861d443 100644
--- a/src/jsonb/functions_test.sql
+++ b/src/jsonb/functions_test.sql
@@ -208,6 +208,21 @@ $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
 
 
+DO $$
+  DECLARE
+    result jsonb;
+  BEGIN
+    PERFORM seed_encrypted_json();
+    PERFORM seed_encrypted(get_array_ste_vec()::eql_v2_encrypted);
+
+    SELECT eql_v2.jsonb_array_elements(eql_v2.jsonb_path_query(e, 'f510853730e1c3dbd31b86963f029dd5')::jsonb) FROM encrypted INTO result;
+
+    ASSERT result ? 'i';
+    ASSERT result ? 'v';
+  END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+
 DO $$
   BEGIN
 
diff --git a/src/operators/->.sql b/src/operators/->.sql
index 1286970..dd58e3f 100644
--- a/src/operators/->.sql
+++ b/src/operators/->.sql
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ AS $$
   END;
 $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
+
 CREATE OPERATOR ->(
   FUNCTION=eql_v2."->",
   LEFTARG=eql_v2_encrypted,
diff --git a/src/operators/->>.sql b/src/operators/->>.sql
index 6adf0d8..90c41a7 100644
--- a/src/operators/->>.sql
+++ b/src/operators/->>.sql
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ AS $$
   DECLARE
     found eql_v2_encrypted;
 	BEGIN
-    found = eql_v2."->"(e, selector);
-    RETURN eql_v2.ciphertext(found);
+    -- found = eql_v2."->"(e, selector);
+    -- RETURN eql_v2.ciphertext(found);
+    RETURN eql_v2."->"(e, selector);
   END;
 $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
diff --git a/src/operators/->>_test.sql b/src/operators/->>_test.sql
index df9aa5c..d7b4c88 100644
--- a/src/operators/->>_test.sql
+++ b/src/operators/->>_test.sql
@@ -34,15 +34,16 @@ $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
 --
 -- The ->> operator returns ciphertext matching the selector
-DO $$
-  BEGIN
+-- NOTE: DEPRECATED BEHAVIOUR
+-- DO $$
+--   BEGIN
 
-    PERFORM assert_result(
-        'Selector ->> returns all eql_v2_encrypted',
-        'SELECT e->>''bca213de9ccce676fa849ff9c4807963''::text FROM encrypted LIMIT 1;',
-        'mBbLGB9xHAGzLvUj-`@Wmf=IhD87n7r3ir3n!Sk6AKir_YawR=0c>pk(OydB;ntIEXK~c>V&4>)rNkf<JN7fmlO)c^iBv;-X0+3XyK5d`&&I-oeIEOcwPf<3zy');
-  END;
-$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+--     PERFORM assert_result(
+--         'Selector ->> returns all eql_v2_encrypted',
+--         'SELECT e->>''bca213de9ccce676fa849ff9c4807963''::text FROM encrypted LIMIT 1;',
+--         'mBbLGB9xHAGzLvUj-`@Wmf=IhD87n7r3ir3n!Sk6AKir_YawR=0c>pk(OydB;ntIEXK~c>V&4>)rNkf<JN7fmlO)c^iBv;-X0+3XyK5d`&&I-oeIEOcwPf<3zy');
+--   END;
+-- $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
 
 --