diff --git a/lib/aprsme/device_parser.ex b/lib/aprsme/device_parser.ex
index a703c28..b2b331e 100644
--- a/lib/aprsme/device_parser.ex
+++ b/lib/aprsme/device_parser.ex
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ defmodule Aprsme.DeviceParser do
   end
 
   defp get_field_value(packet_data, key) do
-    if Map.has_key?(packet_data, key) and not is_nil(packet_data[key]) do
-      packet_data[key]
+    if Map.has_key?(packet_data, key) do
+      Map.get(packet_data, key)
     end
   end