diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gui/SudokuController.java b/app/src/main/java/gui/SudokuController.java
index 83b5f2d..348c997 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gui/SudokuController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gui/SudokuController.java
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ public class SudokuController {
             int row = view.getSelectedRow();
             int col = view.getSelectedColumn();
 
-            String inputText = view.getCellValue(row, col);
-            int value = Integer.parseInt(inputText);
+            int value = Integer.parseInt(view.getCellValue(row, col));
             // Check if the input is legal and update the model and view
             if (model.isLegal(row, col, value)) {
                 model.set(row, col, value);