diff --git a/src/server/server.java b/src/server/server.java
index 691b40e..ae2c4c2 100644
--- a/src/server/server.java
+++ b/src/server/server.java
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ public void sendDesiredTemp(String desiredTemperature, String thermostatIP) thro
 	        // Instantiate a printwriter so we can write to the output stream
 	        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(sender.getOutputStream(), true);
 	        // Send out the value of desiredTemperature
-	        int desiredTempInt = Integer.parseInt(desiredTemperature);
-	        out.println(desiredTemperature);
+	        int desiredTempInt = Integer.valueOf(desiredTemperature).intValue();
+	        out.println(desiredTempInt);
 	      }
 	    } finally {
 	      // Immediately close the socket when finished
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public void run() {
 									int currentTemperature = Integer.parseInt(input.readLine());
 									// Outputs the current temperature to the console and writes to disk
 									System.out.printf("The current temperature is: %d \n", currentTemperature);
-									String currentTempString = Integer.toString(currentTemperature);
+									currentTempString = Integer.toString(currentTemperature);
 								} finally {
 									socket.close();
 								}