diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 77f4ee6..92d113c 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import configparser
 from discord.ext import commands
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from gqrxHandler import GQRXHandler
-from BotResources import check_negative
+
 
 
 # Init class for bot
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
         async def chsquelch(ctx, squelch: float, member: discord.Member = None):
             member = member or ctx.author.display_name
 
-            print(f"Squelch = {squelch}")
-            if not check_negative(squelch):
-                squelch = float(-abs(squelch))
-            print(f"Squelch = {squelch}")
-
             self.squelch = squelch
             await ctx.send(f"Ok {str(member).capitalize()}, I'm changing the squelch to {self.squelch}")
 
diff --git a/gqrxHandler.py b/gqrxHandler.py
index ee2c9bd..69cbd89 100644
--- a/gqrxHandler.py
+++ b/gqrxHandler.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from telnetlib import Telnet
+from BotResources import check_negative
 
 class GQRXHandler():
     def __init__(self, hostname: str = "localhost", port: int = 7356):
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ class GQRXHandler():
     def change_squelch(self, squelch):
         tel_conn = self.create_telnet_connection()
         print(f"Changing squelch to {squelch}")
+        print(f"Squelch = {squelch}")
+        if not check_negative(squelch):
+            squelch = float(-abs(squelch))
+        print(f"Squelch = {squelch}")
         tel_conn.write(bytes(f"L SQL {float(squelch)}", 'utf-8'))
         tel_conn.close()