diff --git a/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c b/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c
index 5fb77ad..f6c7386 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer_lan.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void networkSntpEngine(void *handle) {
                     memset(&(localHandle->ntpMsg), 0, sizeof(localHandle->ntpMsg));
                     localHandle->ntpMsg.s.li_vn_mode = SEND_LI_VN_MODE;
                     localHandle->ntpMsg.s.xmt_l = 1;
-                    sendto(SNTP_SOCK, &(localHandle->ntpMsg.b), 
+                    sendto(SNTP_SOCK, localHandle->ntpMsg.b, 
                            sizeof(localHandle->ntpMsg.b), localHandle->ntpAddr, NTP_PORT);
                     coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nes, sent");
                     localHandle->sntpState = SNTP_STATE_RECV;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void networkSntpEngine(void *handle) {
                     uint8_t srcAddr[4];
                     uint16_t srcPort;
                     
-                    recvfrom(SNTP_SOCK, &(localHandle->ntpMsg.b),
+                    recvfrom(SNTP_SOCK, localHandle->ntpMsg.b,
                              sizeof(localHandle->ntpMsg.b), srcAddr, &srcPort);
                     
                     /*