diff --git a/sqlx-postgres-protocol/src/bind.rs b/sqlx-postgres-protocol/src/bind.rs
index 4b67b4af..07ae3558 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres-protocol/src/bind.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres-protocol/src/bind.rs
@@ -50,5 +50,22 @@ pub fn trailer(buf: &mut Vec<u8>, state: (usize, usize), values: usize, result_f
     BigEndian::write_u32(&mut buf[(state.0)..], len as u32);
 
     // Emplace the total num of values
-    BigEndian::write_u32(&mut buf[(state.1)..], values as u32);
+    BigEndian::write_u16(&mut buf[(state.1)..], values as u16);
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    const BIND: &[u8] = b"B\0\0\0\x16\0\0\0\0\0\x02\0\0\0\x011\0\0\0\x012\0\0";
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_encodes_bind_for_two() {
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+
+        let state = super::header(&mut buf, "", "", &[]);
+        super::value(&mut buf, b"1");
+        super::value(&mut buf, b"2");
+        super::trailer(&mut buf, state, 2, &[]);
+
+        assert_eq!(buf, BIND);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a54be86d..59f9ecf6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     .execute()
     .await?;
 
-    conn.prepare("INSERT INTO users (name) VALUES ('George')")
-        // .bind(b"Joe")
+    conn.prepare("INSERT INTO users (name) VALUES ($1)")
+        .bind(b"Joe")
         .execute()
         .await?;