diff --git a/docs/casting.md b/docs/casting.md
index cdbd798..2a5a130 100644
--- a/docs/casting.md
+++ b/docs/casting.md
@@ -24,5 +24,19 @@ class YourModel extends Model
 
 ```
 ### Lowercase values
-By default, it will use of the basic enumeration as the value. If you want the 
-lowercase variant, you can add the `$keepEnumCase` property and set it to false. 
+By default, it will use the name of the basic enumeration as the value. If you want 
+the lowercase variant, you can add the `$keepEnumCase` property and set it to false. 
+
+```php
+class YourModel extends Model 
+{
+    use CastsBasicEnumerations;
+    
+    private $keepEnumCase = false;
+    
+    $casts = [
+        'column' => YourEnum::class
+    ];
+}
+
+```
diff --git a/src/Helpers/EnumSubsetMethods.php b/src/Helpers/EnumSubsetMethods.php
index 0140a53..6ecb1cb 100644
--- a/src/Helpers/EnumSubsetMethods.php
+++ b/src/Helpers/EnumSubsetMethods.php
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ private function compare(UnitEnum $enum, UnitEnum|string|int ...$equals): bool
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (property_exists($enum, 'value') && $enum->value === $equal) {
-                return true;
+            if(is_object($equal)) {
+                $equal = EnumValue::value($equal);
             }
 
-            if (method_exists($enum, 'value') && $enum->value() === $equal) {
-                return true;
+            if(is_string($equal)) {
+                $equal = strtolower($equal);
             }
 
-            if ($equal instanceof UnitEnum && $enum->name === $equal->name) {
+            if(EnumValue::value($enum) === $equal) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/CastsBasicEnumsLowerCaseModel.php b/tests/Fixtures/CastsBasicEnumsLowerCaseModel.php
index 018709d..82eff02 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/CastsBasicEnumsLowerCaseModel.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/CastsBasicEnumsLowerCaseModel.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class CastsBasicEnumsLowerCaseModel extends Model
 {
     use CastsBasicEnumerations;
 
-    protected $keepEnumCase = false;
+    private $keepEnumCase = false;
 
     protected $casts = [
         'unitEnum' => SubsetUnitEnum::class,
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/SubsetUnitEnum.php b/tests/Fixtures/SubsetUnitEnum.php
index ff76ab2..05fe1b5 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/SubsetUnitEnum.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/SubsetUnitEnum.php
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 use Henzeb\Enumhancer\Concerns\Subset;
 use Henzeb\Enumhancer\Concerns\Extractor;
+use Henzeb\Enumhancer\Concerns\Comparison;
 
 enum SubsetUnitEnum
 {
-    use Subset, Extractor;
+    use Subset, Extractor, Comparison;
 
     case ENUM;
     case ANOTHER_ENUM;
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Concerns/ComparisonTest.php b/tests/Unit/Concerns/ComparisonTest.php
index 393b380..14d649f 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Concerns/ComparisonTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Concerns/ComparisonTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Henzeb\Enumhancer\Concerns\Comparison;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Henzeb\Enumhancer\Tests\Fixtures\IntBackedEnum;
+use Henzeb\Enumhancer\Tests\Fixtures\SubsetUnitEnum;
 use Henzeb\Enumhancer\Tests\Fixtures\EnhancedUnitEnum;
 use Henzeb\Enumhancer\Tests\Fixtures\EnhancedBackedEnum;
 
@@ -84,6 +85,18 @@ public function testShouldMatchWithUnitEnumValue() {
         );
     }
 
+    public function testShouldMatchWithUnitEnumValue2() {
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            EnhancedUnitEnum::ENUM->equals('Enum')
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testShouldMatchWithUnitEnumValueWithoutValueMethod() {
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            SubsetUnitEnum::ENUM->equals('enum')
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testShouldMatchWithIntBackedEnumValue() {
         $this->assertTrue(
             IntBackedEnum::TEST->equals(0)