diff --git a/hblink.py b/hblink.py
index 7ebd81b..299ce0b 100755
--- a/hblink.py
+++ b/hblink.py
@@ -636,7 +636,8 @@ class HBSYSTEM(DatagramProtocol):
 
                 _peer_id = _data[11:15]
                 if self._config['LOOSE'] or _peer_id == self._config['RADIO_ID']: # Validate the Radio_ID unless using loose validation
-                    _seq = int(_data[4:5])
+                    #_seq = _data[4:5]
+                    _seq = _data[4]
                     _rf_src = _data[5:8]
                     _dst_id = _data[8:11]
                     _bits = _data[15]