diff --git a/Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests/TelescopeUnitTests.cs b/Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests/TelescopeUnitTests.cs
index 808ea3b..a4e35a7 100644
--- a/Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests/TelescopeUnitTests.cs
+++ b/Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests/TelescopeUnitTests.cs
@@ -2389,6 +2389,8 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
         public void TargetDeclination_Set_WhenTelescopeReportsInvalidDec_ThenThrowsException()
         {
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.SendChar(_traceLoggerMock.Object, It.IsAny<string>(), false)).Returns("0");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDM(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", 0)).Returns("00*00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDMS(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00*00");
 
             ConnectTelescope();
 
@@ -3124,6 +3126,9 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
         [Test]
         public void SlewToTargetAsync_WhenTargetRightAscensionNotSet_ThenThrowsException()
         {
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDM(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", 0)).Returns("00*00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDMS(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00*00");
+
             ConnectTelescope();
 
             _telescope.TargetDeclination = 1;
@@ -3136,6 +3141,8 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
         public void SlewToTargetAsync_WhenTargetSet_ThenAttemptsSlew()
         {
             _utilMock.Setup(x => x.HoursToHMS(It.IsAny<double>(), ":", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00:00:00.00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDM(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", 0)).Returns("00*00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDMS(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00*00");
 
             ConnectTelescope();
 
@@ -3152,6 +3159,8 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.SendChar(_traceLoggerMock.Object, "MS", false)).Returns("0");
 
             _utilMock.Setup(x => x.HoursToHMS(It.IsAny<double>(), ":", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00:00:00.00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDM(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", 0)).Returns("00*00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDMS(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00*00");
 
             ConnectTelescope();
 
@@ -3171,6 +3180,8 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.ReadTerminated()).Returns("Below horizon");
 
             _utilMock.Setup(x => x.HoursToHMS(It.IsAny<double>(), ":", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00:00:00.00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDM(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", 0)).Returns("00*00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDMS(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00*00");
 
             ConnectTelescope();
 
@@ -3184,6 +3195,9 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
         [Test]
         public void SlewToTargetAsync_WhenTargetBelowElevation_ThenThrowsException()
         {
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDM(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", 0)).Returns("00*00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDMS(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00*00");
+
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.SendChar(_traceLoggerMock.Object, "MS", false)).Returns("2");
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.ReadTerminated()).Returns("Above below elevation");
 
@@ -3203,6 +3217,8 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
         {
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.SendChar(_traceLoggerMock.Object, "MS", false)).Returns("3");
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.ReadTerminated()).Returns("the telescope can hit the tripod");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDM(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", 0)).Returns("00*00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDMS(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00*00");
 
             _utilMock.Setup(x => x.HoursToHMS(It.IsAny<double>(), ":", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00:00:00.00");
 
@@ -3231,6 +3247,10 @@ namespace Meade.net.Telescope.UnitTests
             var slewCounter = 0;
             var iterations = 10;
 
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDM(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", 0)).Returns("00*00");
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.DegreesToDMS(It.IsAny<double>(), "*", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00*00");
+
+            _utilMock.Setup(x => x.HoursToHMS(It.IsAny<double>(), ":", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00:00:00.00");
             _utilMock.Setup(x => x.HoursToHMS(It.IsAny<double>(), ":", ":", ":", It.IsAny<int>())).Returns("00:00:00.00");
 
             _sharedResourcesWrapperMock.Setup(x => x.SendString(_traceLoggerMock.Object, "D", false)).Returns(() =>
diff --git a/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs b/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
index db9cf01..1272d7e 100644
--- a/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
+++ b/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
@@ -3449,9 +3449,10 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
         {
             var dms = useLongFormat
                 ? _utilities.DegreesToDMS(value, "*", ":", ":", _digitsDe)
-                //: _utilities.DegreesToDM(value, "*", "", _digitsDe);
                 : _utilities.DegreesToDM(value, "*", "", 0);
 
+            dms = dms.TrimEnd(':');
+
             var s = value < 0 ? string.Empty : "+";
 
             var command = $"Sd{s}{dms}";