diff --git a/arachnid_shield_sdk/models/scanned_media.py b/arachnid_shield_sdk/models/scanned_media.py
index 7298d18..d73d476 100644
--- a/arachnid_shield_sdk/models/scanned_media.py
+++ b/arachnid_shield_sdk/models/scanned_media.py
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ class MatchType(str, Enum):
     Exact = "exact"
     Near = "near"
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_value(cls, value: typing.Optional[str]) -> typing.Optional["MatchType"]:
+        if value is None:
+            return None
+        return cls(value)
+
+
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class NearMatchDetail:
     """A record of a near match (based on perceptual hashing) to a known image in our database.
@@ -109,7 +116,7 @@ def from_dict(cls, src_dict: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> "ScannedMedia":
             sha1_base32=src_dict["sha1_base32"],
             size_bytes=src_dict["size_bytes"],
             classification=classification,
-            match_type=src_dict["match_type"],
+            match_type=MatchType.from_value(src_dict["match_type"]),
             near_match_details=near_match_details,
         )
 
diff --git a/arachnid_shield_sdk/models/scanned_pdq.py b/arachnid_shield_sdk/models/scanned_pdq.py
index 9c0558e..f57b239 100644
--- a/arachnid_shield_sdk/models/scanned_pdq.py
+++ b/arachnid_shield_sdk/models/scanned_pdq.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def from_dict(cls, src_dict: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> "PDQMatch":
             classification = MediaClassification(classification)
         return cls(
             classification=classification,
-            match_type=MatchType(src_dict["match_type"]),
+            match_type=MatchType.from_value(src_dict["match_type"]),
             near_match_details=near_match_details,
         )
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def from_dict(cls, src_dict: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> "ScannedPDQHashes"
                 near_match_details = NearMatchDetail.from_dict(near_match_details)
             scanned_hashes[key] = PDQMatch(
                 classification=value['classification'],
-                match_type=MatchType(value['match_type']),
+                match_type=MatchType.from_value(value['match_type']),
                 near_match_details=near_match_details
             )
         return cls(