diff --git a/src/light.rs b/src/light.rs
index 20df390..5c7ba7d 100644
--- a/src/light.rs
+++ b/src/light.rs
@@ -32,51 +32,58 @@ pub enum Value {
 }
 
 impl Value {
-    pub fn new(label: &str, value: Vec<u8>) -> Option<Self> {
-        match label {
-            POWER => Some(Value::Power(
-                String::from_utf8(value.clone())
-                    .or_else(|x| {
-                        warn!("{:#?}: {}", value, x);
-                        Err(x)
-                    })
-                    .ok()?,
-            )),
-            BRIGHTNESS => Some(Value::Brightness(vec_to_f32(value)?)),
-            HUE => Some(Value::Hue(vec_to_f32(value)?)),
-            SATURATION => Some(Value::Saturation(vec_to_f32(value)?)),
-            KELVIN => Some(Value::Kelvin(vec_to_i16(value)?)),
-            _ => unimplemented!(),
+    pub fn new(label: &str, value_vec: Vec<u8>) -> Option<Self> {
+        match String::from_utf8(value_vec) {
+            Ok(value) => match label {
+                POWER => Some(Value::Power(value)),
+                BRIGHTNESS => {
+                    if let Ok(val) = value.parse() {
+                        Some(Value::Brightness(val))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                }
+                HUE => {
+                    if let Ok(val) = value.parse() {
+                        Some(Value::Hue(val))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                }
+                SATURATION => {
+                    if let Ok(val) = value.parse() {
+                        Some(Value::Saturation(val))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                }
+                KELVIN => {
+                    if let Ok(val) = value.parse() {
+                        Some(Value::Kelvin(val))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => unimplemented!(),
+            },
+            Err(x) => {
+                warn!("{}", x);
+                None
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn unravel(self) -> (&'static str, Vec<u8>) {
+    pub fn unravel(self) -> (&'static str, String) {
         match self {
-            Value::Power(val) => (POWER, val.into_bytes()),
-            Value::Brightness(val) => (BRIGHTNESS, (val as u32).to_ne_bytes().to_vec()),
-            Value::Hue(val) => (HUE, (val as u32).to_ne_bytes().to_vec()),
-            Value::Saturation(val) => (SATURATION, (val as u32).to_ne_bytes().to_vec()),
-            Value::Kelvin(val) => (KELVIN, (val as u32).to_ne_bytes().to_vec()),
+            Value::Power(val) => (POWER, val),
+            Value::Brightness(val) => (BRIGHTNESS, format!("{}", val)),
+            Value::Hue(val) => (HUE, format!("{}", val)),
+            Value::Saturation(val) => (SATURATION, format!("{}", val)),
+            Value::Kelvin(val) => (KELVIN, format!("{}", val)),
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn vec_to_f32(value: Vec<u8>) -> Option<f32> {
-    if value.len() == 4 {
-        Some(u32::from_ne_bytes([value[0], value[1], value[2], value[3]]) as f32)
-    } else {
-        None
-    }
-}
-
-fn vec_to_i16(value: Vec<u8>) -> Option<i16> {
-    if value.len() == 2 {
-        Some(i16::from_ne_bytes([value[0], value[1]]))
-    } else {
-        None
-    }
-}
-
 pub struct Command {
     pub lightname: String,
     pub command: Value,
diff --git a/src/mqtt_updates.rs b/src/mqtt_updates.rs
index 905df92..6a95524 100644
--- a/src/mqtt_updates.rs
+++ b/src/mqtt_updates.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl MqttUpdates {
             ),
             QoS::AtLeastOnce,
             true,
-            value,
+            value.into_bytes(),
         ) {
             warn!("{}", err);
         }