diff --git a/src/webapp/central/central.js b/src/webapp/central/central.js
index e16f56a..742a7e1 100644
--- a/src/webapp/central/central.js
+++ b/src/webapp/central/central.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default function Central(
     characteristic: null,
     message: '',
     configuration: {
-      limit: 20,
+      limit: 20, // HARDCODE: https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/question/3860/largest-allowed-setting-for-variable-length-characteristic/
     },
     id,
   };
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ export default function Central(
     .then(() => {
       const eventListener = listener(callback);
       state.characteristic.addEventListener('characteristicvaluechanged', eventListener);
-      return state.characteristic.readValue();
-    }).then((data) => {
-      const configuration = decode(data);
-      state.configuration = JSON.parse(configuration.slice(3, configuration.length - 3));
       return state.configuration;
     });
 
diff --git a/src/webapp/central/central.test.js b/src/webapp/central/central.test.js
index 28cb9de..41f19b4 100644
--- a/src/webapp/central/central.test.js
+++ b/src/webapp/central/central.test.js
@@ -60,13 +60,12 @@ test('Central: connect', () => {
 
 test('Central: handler', () => {
   const callback = jest.fn();
-  expect.assertions(4);
+  expect.assertions(3);
 
   const promise = central.connect('mockName').then(() => central.handler(callback))
   .then((configuration) => {
-    expect(configuration).toEqual({ mockDecode: 'mockDecode' });
+    expect(configuration).toEqual({ limit: 20 });
     expect(characteristic.startNotifications).toBeCalled();
-    expect(characteristic.readValue).toBeCalled();
     return true;
   });