diff --git a/clocktime.go b/clocktime.go
index 32d62bf..f3893f7 100644
--- a/clocktime.go
+++ b/clocktime.go
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ func (t *ClockTime) UnmarshalGQL(value any) error {
 }
 
 // Value implements the database/sql/driver.Valuer interface for ClockTime.
-// Marshals the ClockTime to a time.Time for database storage.
+// Marshals the ClockTime to a byte slice for database storage.
 func (t ClockTime) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
-	return t.Time(), nil
+	return []byte(t.String()), nil
 }
 
 // Scan implements the database/sql.Scanner interface for ClockTime.
diff --git a/clocktime_test.go b/clocktime_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..693c1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clocktime_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package clocktime
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_Comparison(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	time1 := NewClockTime(10, 30, 0)
+	time2 := NewClockTime(11, 0, 0)
+	time3 := NewClockTime(10, 30, 0)
+
+	assert.True(time1.Before(time2))
+	assert.False(time1.After(time2))
+	assert.False(time1.Equal(time2))
+	assert.True(time1.Equal(time3))
+}