diff --git a/lns_server.lua b/lns_server.lua
index f403186..d9647f8 100644
--- a/lns_server.lua
+++ b/lns_server.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ load_data()
 
 while true do
     client_id, msg = rednet.receive()
-    request = textutils.unserialize(msg)
+    request = msg
 
     if request.action == nil or request.hostname == nil then
         rednet.send(client_id, "invalid request")
diff --git a/register_lns.lua b/register_lns.lua
index 9494259..2c5d03d 100644
--- a/register_lns.lua
+++ b/register_lns.lua
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ data = {
     ["hostname"] = hostname
 }
 
-rednet.send(receiverID, textutils.serialize(data))
+rednet.send(receiverID, data)
 
 while true do
     id, msg = rednet.receive()