diff --git a/main/gen_gdl90.go b/main/gen_gdl90.go
index cd40f636..cd677868 100644
--- a/main/gen_gdl90.go
+++ b/main/gen_gdl90.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ var developerMode bool
 type msg struct {
 	MessageClass     uint
 	TimeReceived     time.Time
-	Data             []byte
+	Data             string
 	Products         []uint32
 	Signal_amplitude int
 	Signal_strength  float64
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ func parseInput(buf string) ([]byte, uint16) {
 	var thisMsg msg
 	thisMsg.MessageClass = MSGCLASS_UAT
 	thisMsg.TimeReceived = stratuxClock.Time
-	thisMsg.Data = frame
+	thisMsg.Data = buf
 	thisMsg.Signal_amplitude = thisSignalStrength
 	thisMsg.Signal_strength = 20 * math.Log10((float64(thisSignalStrength))/1000)
 	thisMsg.Products = make([]uint32, 0)
diff --git a/main/traffic.go b/main/traffic.go
index b15fbfe9..68a40dea 100644
--- a/main/traffic.go
+++ b/main/traffic.go
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ func esListen() {
 			var thisMsg msg
 			thisMsg.MessageClass = MSGCLASS_ES
 			thisMsg.TimeReceived = stratuxClock.Time
-			thisMsg.Data = []byte(buf)
+			thisMsg.Data = buf
 			MsgLog = append(MsgLog, thisMsg)
 
 			var eslog esmsg