diff --git a/pywmtemp/pywmtemp.py b/pywmtemp/pywmtemp.py
index 68d3d38..18d26cc 100755
--- a/pywmtemp/pywmtemp.py
+++ b/pywmtemp/pywmtemp.py
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ class SensorDockApp(wmdocklib.DockApp):
         else:
             value = f'{value:5}'
 
+        string = f"{value}".replace('°', '\\').upper()
 
-        string = f"{value}{item['unit']}".replace('°', '\\').upper()
         if displacement:
             string = ''.join([chr(ord(i) + displacement) for i in string])