diff --git a/src/pages/Device.tsx b/src/pages/Device.tsx
index ee4ae56..0a47a05 100644
--- a/src/pages/Device.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Device.tsx
@@ -128,10 +128,9 @@ export default function DevicePage() {
           interaction.settings.nodeOne > interaction.settings.nodeTwo &&
           interaction.settings.nodeTwo !== 0
         ) {
-          //flip operator and send negative comparitor to save
+          //flip operator to display what is actually happening
           interaction.settings.conditions.forEach(condition => {
-            //coming back from the backend as a string for some reason
-            if (condition.comparison.toString() === "RELATIONAL_OPERATOR_GREATER_THAN") {
+            if (condition.comparison === quack.RelationalOperator.RELATIONAL_OPERATOR_GREATER_THAN) {
               condition.comparison = quack.RelationalOperator.RELATIONAL_OPERATOR_LESS_THAN;
             } else {
               condition.comparison = quack.RelationalOperator.RELATIONAL_OPERATOR_GREATER_THAN;