diff --git a/piqt_utils/piqt_connection_edit.cpp b/piqt_utils/piqt_connection_edit.cpp
index 8c88675..a32ae3e 100644
--- a/piqt_utils/piqt_connection_edit.cpp
+++ b/piqt_utils/piqt_connection_edit.cpp
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ void ConnectionEdit::recreateConnection() {
 				PIPacketExtractor * pe = conn->addFilter(Q2PIString(fi_t->name()),conn->deviceByName(name_from), fi_t->mode());
 				if (!pe) continue;
 				pe->setBufferSize(fi_t->bufferSize());
-				pe->setHeader(PIByteArray::fromString(Q2PIString(fi_t->header())));
-				pe->setFooter(PIByteArray::fromString(Q2PIString(fi_t->footer())));
+				pe->setHeader(PIByteArray::fromUserInput(Q2PIString(fi_t->header())));
+				pe->setFooter(PIByteArray::fromUserInput(Q2PIString(fi_t->footer())));
 				pe->setTimeout(fi_t->timeout());
 				pe->setPacketSize(fi_t->packetSize());
 				pe->setPayloadSize(fi_t->packetSize());
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void ConnectionEdit::recreateConnection() {
 				si->name();
 				conn->addSender(Q2PIString(si->name()), Q2PIString(di_t->path()), si->frequency());
 				if (!si->data().isEmpty())
-					conn->setSenderFixedData(Q2PIString(si->name()), PIByteArray::fromString(Q2PIString(si->data())));
+					conn->setSenderFixedData(Q2PIString(si->name()), PIByteArray::fromUserInput(Q2PIString(si->data())));
 			} else {
 				if (type == __CV_Device) name_from = ((DeviceItem*)bi_f)->name();
 				if (type == __CV_Filter) name_from = ((FilterItem*)bi_f)->name();