diff --git a/src/python/loxi/of13/action.py b/src/python/loxi/of13/action.py
index 04b17de..5c1eda7 100644
--- a/src/python/loxi/of13/action.py
+++ b/src/python/loxi/of13/action.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         obj.type = reader.read("!H")[0]
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         reader.skip(4)
         return obj
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         assert(_type == 65535)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.experimenter = reader.read("!L")[0]
         obj.data = str(reader.read_all())
         return obj
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         assert(_type == 65535)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         _experimenter = reader.read("!L")[0]
         assert(_experimenter == 6035143)
         obj.subtype = reader.read("!L")[0]
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
         assert(_type == 65535)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         _experimenter = reader.read("!L")[0]
         assert(_experimenter == 6035143)
         _subtype = reader.read("!L")[0]
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
         assert(_type == 65535)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         _experimenter = reader.read("!L")[0]
         assert(_experimenter == 6035143)
         _subtype = reader.read("!L")[0]
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
         assert(_type == 65535)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         _experimenter = reader.read("!L")[0]
         assert(_experimenter == 6035143)
         _subtype = reader.read("!L")[0]
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
         assert(_type == 65535)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         _experimenter = reader.read("!L")[0]
         assert(_experimenter == 6035143)
         _subtype = reader.read("!L")[0]
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
         assert(_type == 12)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         reader.skip(4)
         return obj
 
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
         assert(_type == 11)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         reader.skip(4)
         return obj
 
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
         assert(_type == 16)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         reader.skip(4)
         return obj
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
         assert(_type == 24)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         reader.skip(4)
         return obj
 
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
         assert(_type == 22)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.group_id = reader.read("!L")[0]
         return obj
 
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@
         assert(_type == 65535)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         _experimenter = reader.read("!L")[0]
         assert(_experimenter == 8992)
         obj.subtype = reader.read("!H")[0]
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
         assert(_type == 65535)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         _experimenter = reader.read("!L")[0]
         assert(_experimenter == 8992)
         _subtype = reader.read("!H")[0]
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@
         assert(_type == 0)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.port = util.unpack_port_no(reader)
         obj.max_len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         reader.skip(6)
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
         assert(_type == 20)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.ethertype = reader.read("!H")[0]
         reader.skip(2)
         return obj
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@
         assert(_type == 27)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         reader.skip(4)
         return obj
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@
         assert(_type == 18)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         reader.skip(4)
         return obj
 
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@
         assert(_type == 19)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.ethertype = reader.read("!H")[0]
         reader.skip(2)
         return obj
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@
         assert(_type == 26)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.ethertype = reader.read("!H")[0]
         reader.skip(2)
         return obj
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@
         assert(_type == 17)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.ethertype = reader.read("!H")[0]
         reader.skip(2)
         return obj
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@
         assert(_type == 25)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.field = oxm.oxm.unpack(reader)
         return obj
 
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@
         assert(_type == 15)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.mpls_ttl = reader.read("!B")[0]
         reader.skip(3)
         return obj
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@
         assert(_type == 23)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.nw_ttl = reader.read("!B")[0]
         reader.skip(3)
         return obj
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@
         assert(_type == 21)
         _len = reader.read("!H")[0]
         orig_reader = reader
-        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len - (2 + 2))
+        reader = orig_reader.slice(_len, 4)
         obj.queue_id = reader.read("!L")[0]
         return obj