diff --git a/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx b/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
index 24e4622..bd3ac1b 100644
--- a/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/TopicPlot.tsx
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ function nodeDotPathToHistory(startTime: number | undefined, history: q.MessageH
       let json: any = {}
       try {
         json = message.payload ? JSON.parse(Base64Message.toUnicodeString(message.payload)) : {}
-      } catch (ignore) {}
-
-      // sparkplugb
-      try {
-        json = message.payload ? Payload.toJSON(Payload.decode(Base64Message.toUint8Array(message.payload))) : {}
-      } catch (ignore) {}
+      } catch (ignore) {
+          // sparkplugb
+          try {
+            json = message.payload ? Payload.toJSON(Payload.decode(Base64Message.toUint8Array(message.payload))) : {}
+          } catch (ignore) {}
+      }
 
       const value = dotProp.get(json, dotPath)