diff --git a/hardware/sensehat/package.json b/hardware/sensehat/package.json
index 51d6b2f4..4c9eb5a4 100644
--- a/hardware/sensehat/package.json
+++ b/hardware/sensehat/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-pi-sense-hat",
-    "version"       : "0.0.14",
+    "version"       : "0.0.15",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to interact with a Raspberry Pi Sense HAT",
     "repository" : {
         "type":"git",
diff --git a/hardware/sensehat/sensehat.py b/hardware/sensehat/sensehat.py
index deea43f8..76c7e05e 100644
--- a/hardware/sensehat/sensehat.py
+++ b/hardware/sensehat/sensehat.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def process_command(data):
       speed = 0.1
       s = data.split(':',1)
       if len(s) == 2:
-        data = s[1]
+        data = s[1][0:-1]
         if len(s[0]) > 0:
           c = s[0].split(",")
           if len(c) == 1: