diff --git a/src/Train/TrainSidebar.cpp b/src/Train/TrainSidebar.cpp
index 9c53307bf..8b74ef097 100644
--- a/src/Train/TrainSidebar.cpp
+++ b/src/Train/TrainSidebar.cpp
@@ -2303,11 +2303,8 @@ void TrainSidebar::diskUpdate()
                          << "," << displayLatitude;
     }
 
-    QString slopeStr = (status&RT_MODE_SLOPE)?QString::number(slope):QString("");
-    QString loadStr = (status&RT_MODE_ERGO)?QString::number(load):QString("");
-
     recordFileStream    << "," // headwind
-                        << "," << slopeStr
+                        << "," << slope
                         << "," << displayTemp
                         << "," << displayWorkoutLap
                         << "," << displayLRBalance
@@ -2319,7 +2316,7 @@ void TrainSidebar::diskUpdate()
                         << "," << displayTHB
                         << "," << displayO2HB
                         << "," << displayHHB
-                        << "," << loadStr
+                        << "," << load
                         << "," << displayRppb
                         << "," << displayRppe
                         << "," << displayRpppb