diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 95538d2..d4524a9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "zzapi",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "zzapi",
-      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "version": "1.1.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "got": "11.8.6",
diff --git a/src/runTests.ts b/src/runTests.ts
index 4faae0b..f1692ac 100644
--- a/src/runTests.ts
+++ b/src/runTests.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,18 @@ function runObjectTests(
       } else if (typeof receivedObject === "string" || Array.isArray(receivedObject)) {
         receivedLen = receivedObject.length;
       }
-      pass = receivedLen === expected;
+      if (typeof expected === "number") {
+        pass = receivedLen === expected;
+      } else {
+        try {
+          expected = JSON.parse(expected);
+          results.push(...runObjectTests(expected, receivedLen, spec));
+          continue;
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          pass = false;
+          message = `$size val is not num or valid JSON`;
+        }
+      }
     } else if (op === "$exists") {
       const exists = received != undefined;
       pass = exists === expected;