diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Utils/EnumUtils.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Utils/EnumUtils.cs
index ef7ec7f..4d540ee 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Utils/EnumUtils.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Utils/EnumUtils.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils
 		/// Returns true if the given type is an enum.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <returns></returns>
-		private static bool IsEnum(Type type)
+		public static bool IsEnum(Type type)
 		{
 			return type == typeof(Enum) || type
 #if !SIMPLSHARP
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
 		/// <returns></returns>
-		private static bool IsEnum<T>()
+		public static bool IsEnum<T>()
 		{
 			return IsEnum(typeof(T));
 		}
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs
index 3f30879..5413c94 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs
@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 		[PublicAPI]
 		public static T ReadChildElementContentAsEnum<T>(string xml, string childElement, bool ignoreCase)
 		{
+			if (!EnumUtils.IsEnum<T>())
+				throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("{0} is not an enum", typeof(T).Name));
+
 			string child = GetChildElementAsString(xml, childElement);
 			using (IcdXmlReader reader = new IcdXmlReader(child))
 			{
@@ -592,6 +595,9 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 		public static T? TryReadChildElementContentAsEnum<T>(string xml, string childElement, bool ignoreCase)
 			where T : struct
 		{
+			if (!EnumUtils.IsEnum<T>())
+				throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("{0} is not an enum", typeof(T).Name));
+
 			T output;
 			return TryReadChildElementContentAsEnum(xml, childElement, ignoreCase, out output) ? output : (T?)null;
 		}
@@ -608,6 +614,9 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 		[PublicAPI]
 		public static bool TryReadChildElementContentAsEnum<T>(string xml, string childElement, bool ignoreCase, out T output)
 		{
+			if (!EnumUtils.IsEnum<T>())
+				throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("{0} is not an enum", typeof(T).Name));
+
 			output = default(T);
 
 			try
@@ -700,6 +709,9 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 		[PublicAPI]
 		public static T ReadElementContentAsEnum<T>(string xml, bool ignoreCase)
 		{
+			if (!EnumUtils.IsEnum<T>())
+				throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("{0} is not an enum", typeof(T).Name));
+
 			using (IcdXmlReader reader = new IcdXmlReader(xml))
 			{
 				reader.Read();