diff --git a/libraries/MySensors/MyGateway.cpp b/libraries/MySensors/MyGateway.cpp
index 7e70c87..2785ec9 100644
--- a/libraries/MySensors/MyGateway.cpp
+++ b/libraries/MySensors/MyGateway.cpp
@@ -169,8 +169,10 @@ void MyGateway::parseAndSend(char *commandBuffer) {
 			}
 		} else {
 			value = str;
-			// Remove newline character
-			value[strlen(value)-1] = 0;
+			// Remove ending carriage return character (if it exists)
+			uint8_t lastCharacter = strlen(value)-1;
+			if (value[lastCharacter] == '\r')
+				value[lastCharacter] = 0;
 		}
 		break;
 	  }
diff --git a/libraries/MySensors/MyMessage.cpp b/libraries/MySensors/MyMessage.cpp
index a5f8a20..286b111 100755
--- a/libraries/MySensors/MyMessage.cpp
+++ b/libraries/MySensors/MyMessage.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,13 @@ char* MyMessage::getString(char *buffer) const {
 }
 
 uint8_t MyMessage::getByte() const {
-	return data[0];
+	if (miGetPayloadType() == P_BYTE) {
+		return data[0];
+	} else if (miGetPayloadType() == P_STRING) {
+		return atoi(data);
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
 }
 
 bool MyMessage::getBool() const {
diff --git a/libraries/MySensors/MySensor.cpp b/libraries/MySensors/MySensor.cpp
index 0f2399b..a619171 100755
--- a/libraries/MySensors/MySensor.cpp
+++ b/libraries/MySensors/MySensor.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void MySensor::begin(void (*_msgCallback)(const MyMessage &), uint8_t _nodeId, b
 	// Read settings from EEPROM
 	eeprom_read_block((void*)&nc, (void*)EEPROM_NODE_ID_ADDRESS, sizeof(NodeConfig));
 	// Read latest received controller configuration from EEPROM
-	eeprom_read_block((void*)&cc, (void*)EEPROM_LOCAL_CONFIG_ADDRESS, sizeof(ControllerConfig));
+	eeprom_read_block((void*)&cc, (void*)EEPROM_CONTROLLER_CONFIG_ADDRESS, sizeof(ControllerConfig));
 	if (cc.isMetric == 0xff) {
 		// Eeprom empty, set default to metric
 		cc.isMetric = 0x01;
@@ -328,11 +328,12 @@ boolean MySensor::process() {
 				bool isMetric;
 
 				if (type == I_REBOOT) {
+					// Requires MySensors or other bootloader with watchdogs enabled
 					wdt_enable(WDTO_15MS);
 					for (;;);
 				} else if (type == I_ID_RESPONSE) {
 					if (nc.nodeId == AUTO) {
-						nc.nodeId = msg.getInt();
+						nc.nodeId = msg.getByte();
 						// Write id to EEPROM
 						if (nc.nodeId == AUTO) {
 							// sensor net gateway will return max id if all sensor id are taken
@@ -347,14 +348,13 @@ boolean MySensor::process() {
 				} else if (type == I_CONFIG) {
 					// Pick up configuration from controller (currently only metric/imperial)
 					// and store it in eeprom if changed
-					isMetric = msg.getByte() == 'M' ;
+					isMetric = msg.getString()[0] == 'M' ;
 					if (cc.isMetric != isMetric) {
 						cc.isMetric = isMetric;
 						eeprom_write_byte((uint8_t*)EEPROM_CONTROLLER_CONFIG_ADDRESS, isMetric);
-						//eeprom_write_block((const void*)&cc, (uint8_t*)EEPROM_CONTROLLER_CONFIG_ADDRESS, sizeof(ControllerConfig));
 					}
 				} else if (type == I_CHILDREN) {
-					if (repeaterMode && msg.getByte() == 'C') {
+					if (repeaterMode && msg.getString()[0] == 'C') {
 						// Clears child relay data for this node
 						debug(PSTR("rd=clear\n"));
 						for (uint8_t i=0;i< sizeof(childNodeTable); i++) {