diff --git a/hexlib/db.py b/hexlib/db.py
index f6dbcfe..7f4e498 100644
--- a/hexlib/db.py
+++ b/hexlib/db.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import base64
 import sqlite3
 import redis
 import orjson as json
+import umsgpack
 
 
 class PersistentState:
@@ -20,10 +21,9 @@ class PersistentState:
 class VolatileState:
     """Quick and dirty volatile dict-like redis wrapper"""
 
-    def __init__(self, prefix, ttl=3600, **redis_args):
+    def __init__(self, prefix, **redis_args):
         self.rdb = redis.Redis(**redis_args)
         self.prefix = prefix
-        self.ttl = ttl
 
     def __getitem__(self, table):
         return RedisTable(self, table)
@@ -46,21 +46,22 @@ class RedisTable:
         self._table = table
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        self._state.rdb.set(self._state.prefix + self._table + ":" + str(key), json.dumps(value), ex=self._state.ttl)
+        self._state.rdb.hset(self._state.prefix + self._table, str(key), umsgpack.dumps(value))
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
-        val = self._state.rdb.get(self._state.prefix + self._table + ":" + str(key))
+        val = self._state.rdb.hget(self._state.prefix + self._table, str(key))
         if val:
-            return json.loads(val)
+            return umsgpack.loads(val)
         return None
 
     def __delitem__(self, key):
-        self._state.rdb.delete(self._state.prefix + self._table + ":" + str(key))
+        self._state.rdb.hdel(self._state.prefix + self._table, str(key))
 
     def __iter__(self):
-        for key in self._state.rdb.scan_iter(self._state.prefix + self._table + "*"):
-            val = self._state.rdb.get(key)
-            yield json.loads(val) if val else None
+        val = self._state.rdb.hgetall(self._state.prefix + self._table)
+        if val:
+            return ((k, umsgpack.loads(v)) for k, v in
+                    self._state.rdb.hgetall(self._state.prefix + self._table).items())
 
 
 class RedisBooleanTable:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2a0ba95..8f7eab1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="hexlib",
-    version="1.18",
+    version="1.19",
     description="Misc utility methods",
     author="simon987",
     author_email="me@simon987.net",
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ setup(
         "data/*"
     ]},
     install_requires=[
-        "ImageHash", "influxdb", "siphash", "python-dateutil", "redis", "orjson", "zstandard"
+        "ImageHash", "influxdb", "siphash", "python-dateutil", "redis", "orjson", "zstandard",
+        "u-msgpack-python"
     ]
 )
diff --git a/test/test_VolatileState.py b/test/test_VolatileState.py
index 84ca5ae..c78fcce 100644
--- a/test/test_VolatileState.py
+++ b/test/test_VolatileState.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestVolatileState(TestCase):
         s["b"]["3"] = 3
         s["b"]["4"] = 4
 
-        self.assertEqual(sum(s["b"]), 10)
+        self.assertEqual(sum(v for k,v in s["b"]), 10)
 
     def test_int_key(self):
         s = VolatileState(prefix="test2")