diff --git a/afsk/main.c b/afsk/main.c
index f6e05662..ed6db849 100644
--- a/afsk/main.c
+++ b/afsk/main.c
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ struct SensorData read_sensor_data(struct SensorConfig sensor) {
     int16_t value0  = 1; // (int16_t)wiringPiI2CReadReg16(sensor.fd, INA219_REG_CURRENT);
     wiringPiI2CWrite(sensor.fd, INA219_REG_CURRENT);
     delay(1); // Max 12-bit conversion time is 586us per sample	
-    int16_t value = (int16_t)((wiringPiI2CRead(sensor.fd) << 8 ) | wiringPiI2CRead (sensor.fd));
+    int byte = wiringPiI2CRead(sensor.fd);
+    delay(1); // Max 12-bit conversion time is 586us per sample	
+   //int16_t value = (int16_t)((wiringPiI2CRead(sensor.fd) << 8 ) | wiringPiI2CRead (sensor.fd));
+    int16_t value = (( ((int16_t)byte) << 8 ) | (int16_t)wiringPiI2CRead (sensor.fd));
     float value1 = (float) value;
     data.current  = value1 / (float)sensor.currentDivider;
     printf("********* value0 %d value1 %f value %d data.current %f \n", value0, value1, value, data.current);