diff --git a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
index c85197c..c9783ef 100644
--- a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
+++ b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
@@ -794,10 +794,10 @@ def publish_state(client):
     for i, g in enumerate(gauge_objects):
         gt = gauge_topics[i]
         val = g.get()
-        states[str(i)] = round(val, 1)
-        client.publish(gt["state"], str(round(val, 1)), retain=True)
+        val_rounded = int(val * 10) / 10
+        states[str(i)] = val_rounded
+        client.publish(gt["state"], f"{val_rounded:.1f}", retain=True)
         client.publish(gt["status"], "online", retain=True)
-        info(f"G{i} v={val:.1f} tgt={gauge_targets[i]:.1f} step={g._current_step}")
     client.publish(T_STATE, ujson.dumps(states), retain=True)