diff --git a/shell/watcher.js b/shell/watcher.js
index aebf4d7..6d70afc 100644
--- a/shell/watcher.js
+++ b/shell/watcher.js
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ unix_socket_server.listen(socketPath, () => {
 function processMessage(message) {
   console.log(message);
   try {
-    const { variable, value } = JSON.parse(message);
+    msg = JSON.parse(message);
+    console.log(msg);
+    let variable = msg[0];
+    let value = msg[1];
     console.log({var: variable, val: value});
     const diff = calculateDiff(variable, progvars[variable], value);
     console.log({diff: diff})