diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e8f70f958..1d964b214 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.marginallyclever</groupId>
 	<artifactId>RobotOverlord</artifactId>
-	<version>2.110.0</version>
+	<version>2.110.1</version>
 	<name>Robot Overlord</name>
 	<description>A friendly 3D user interface for controlling robots.</description>
 	<url>https://www.marginallyclever.com/</url>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/marginallyclever/convenience/helpers/StringHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/marginallyclever/convenience/helpers/StringHelper.java
index 3ebcadcae..70be3acdd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/marginallyclever/convenience/helpers/StringHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/marginallyclever/convenience/helpers/StringHelper.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import javax.vecmath.Tuple3d;
 import javax.vecmath.Vector3d;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
@@ -20,34 +21,8 @@ static public String shortenNumber(String s) {
 		return s;
 	}
 	
-	static public String formatFloat(float arg0) {
-		//return Float.toString(roundOff(arg0));
-		return shortenNumber(String.format("%.3f", arg0));
-	}
-	
 	static public String formatDouble(double arg0) {
-		//return Float.toString(roundOff(arg0));
-		return shortenNumber(String.format("%.3f", arg0));
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Parse a number sent from a US format system
-	 * @param str
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	static public double parseNumber(String str) {
-		double d=0;
-		
-		try {
-			NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance(Locale.US);
-			Number n = nf.parse(str);
-			d = n.doubleValue();
-		}
-		catch(Exception e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
-		
-		return d;
+		return shortenNumber(String.format(Locale.ROOT,"%.3f", arg0));
 	}
 
 	// @return "*"+ the binary XOR of every byte in the msg.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/marginallyclever/ro3/node/nodes/marlinrobotarm/MarlinRobotArmTest.java b/src/test/java/com/marginallyclever/ro3/node/nodes/marlinrobotarm/MarlinRobotArmTest.java
index f4946f947..8e68aff94 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/marginallyclever/ro3/node/nodes/marlinrobotarm/MarlinRobotArmTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/marginallyclever/ro3/node/nodes/marlinrobotarm/MarlinRobotArmTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.marginallyclever.ro3.node.nodes.marlinrobotarm;
 
+import com.marginallyclever.convenience.helpers.StringHelper;
 import com.marginallyclever.ro3.Registry;
 import com.marginallyclever.ro3.node.nodes.pose.Pose;
 import com.marginallyclever.ro3.node.nodes.pose.poses.Limb;
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
 class MarlinRobotArmTest {
@@ -68,4 +71,28 @@ public void toFromJSON() {
         assertEquals(mra.getLimb().getSubject().getName(),mra2.getLimb().getSubject().getName());
         assertEquals(mra.getSolver().getSubject().getName(),mra2.getSolver().getSubject().getName());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void numberFormatDE() {
+        Locale defaultLocale = Locale.getDefault();
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.GERMANY);
+        try {
+            assertEquals("1.234", StringHelper.formatDouble(1.234));
+        } finally {
+            Locale.setDefault(defaultLocale);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void numberFormatDE2() {
+        Locale defaultLocale = Locale.getDefault();
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.GERMANY);
+        try {
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            sb.append(1.234);
+            assertEquals("1.234", sb.toString());
+        } finally {
+            Locale.setDefault(defaultLocale);
+        }
+    }
 }
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