diff --git a/modem/data_frame_factory.py b/modem/data_frame_factory.py
index d2456e08..fe5d92f2 100644
--- a/modem/data_frame_factory.py
+++ b/modem/data_frame_factory.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class DataFrameFactory:
             raise ValueError(f"Unknown frame type: {frametype}")
 
         extracted_data["frame_type"] = FR_TYPE(frametype).name
+        extracted_data["frame_type_int"] = frametype
 
         for key, item_length in frame_template.items():
             if key != "frame_length":
diff --git a/modem/frame_dispatcher.py b/modem/frame_dispatcher.py
index d46dafb6..bfd08df4 100644
--- a/modem/frame_dispatcher.py
+++ b/modem/frame_dispatcher.py
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ class DISPATCHER():
         if self.check_if_valid_frame(bytes_out):
             # get frame as dictionary
             deconstructed_frame = self.frame_factory.deconstruct(bytes_out)
-            frametype = deconstructed_frame["frame_type"]
+            frametype = deconstructed_frame["frame_type_int"]
+            print(deconstructed_frame)
+            print(frametype)
+
 
                         # Dispatch activity based on received frametype
             if frametype in self.rx_dispatcher: