diff --git a/src/app/services/decoder.service.ts b/src/app/services/decoder.service.ts
index e250cf80..29355727 100644
--- a/src/app/services/decoder.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/decoder.service.ts
@@ -65,17 +65,13 @@ export class DecoderService {
         .replaceAll('~', '","');
       console.log(decompressedJSON);
 
-
       const compactData = JSON.parse(decompressedJSON, (key, value) => {
         if (typeof value === 'string') {
-          if (/^[0-9a-f]+$/i.test(value)) {
-            return parseInt(value, 16);
-          }
           if (value === 'y') return true;
           if (value === 'n') return false;
-          }
+        }
         return value;
-        });
+      });
 
       // Expand the compact data into full objects.
       console.log('compactData');
diff --git a/src/app/services/state.service.ts b/src/app/services/state.service.ts
index c94a8fb1..9ae5f47e 100644
--- a/src/app/services/state.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/state.service.ts
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ export class StateService {
 
   // Updates the global measurement "units" and their "suffix" based on user selection.
   public changeUnits(units: string, suffix: string) {
-    const oldSuffix = this.globalUnitsSuffix.value; 
+    const oldSuffix = this.globalUnitsSuffix.value;
     if (oldSuffix === suffix) return;
-    
+
     // bring whatever current unit to 'cm'
     // 1cm = 1cm, 1cm = 0.01m, 1cm = 1/2.54in
     // Example: 1in = (?)m. 1in / (1/2.54in) = 2.54cm -> 2.54cm*0.01m = 0.025m. Finish convertion 1in = 0.025m
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export class StateService {
       joint.coords.y *= conversionRatio;
       console.log(`new 'x' coordinate conversion: ${joint.coords.x}`);
       console.log(`new 'y' coordinate conversion: ${joint.coords.y}`);
-    });    
+    });
 
     this.mechanism.notifyChange(); //notify the mechanism
     this.globalUnits.next(units);