diff --git a/mission/devices/ImtqHandler.cpp b/mission/devices/ImtqHandler.cpp
index c9ceec04..068741fa 100644
--- a/mission/devices/ImtqHandler.cpp
+++ b/mission/devices/ImtqHandler.cpp
@@ -194,17 +194,18 @@ ReturnValue_t ImtqHandler::buildCommandFromCommand(DeviceCommandId_t deviceComma
         return DeviceHandlerIF::INVALID_COMMAND_PARAMETER;
       }
       ImtqRequest request(commandBuffer, sizeof(commandBuffer));
-      // Commands override anything which was set in the software
-      if (commandData != nullptr) {
-        // Read set dipole values from local pool
+      {
         PoolReadGuard pg(&dipoleSet);
-
-        int16_t xDipole = 0, yDipole = 0, zDipole = 0;
-        uint16_t torqueDuration = 0;
-        dipoleSet.xDipole = xDipole;
-        dipoleSet.yDipole = yDipole;
-        dipoleSet.zDipole = zDipole;
-        dipoleSet.currentTorqueDurationMs = torqueDuration;
+        // Commands override anything which was set in the software
+        if (commandData != nullptr) {
+          dipoleSet.setValidityBufferGeneration(false);
+          ReturnValue_t result = dipoleSet.deSerialize(&commandData, &commandDataLen,
+                                                       SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
+          dipoleSet.setValidityBufferGeneration(true);
+          if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
+            return result;
+          }
+        }
       }
 
       request.setActuateRequest(dipoleSet.xDipole.value, dipoleSet.yDipole.value,