diff --git a/pdbApp/pvif.cpp b/pdbApp/pvif.cpp
index 753adfe..b4e6c15 100644
--- a/pdbApp/pvif.cpp
+++ b/pdbApp/pvif.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void attachMeta(pvCommon& pvm, const pvd::PVStructurePtr& pv)
     FMAP(controlHigh, PVDouble, "control.limitHigh", PROPERTY);
     FMAP(controlLow, PVDouble, "control.limitLow", PROPERTY);
     FMAP(egu, PVString, "display.units", PROPERTY);
-    FMAP(prec,  PVScalar, "display.format", PROPERTY);
+    //FMAP(prec,  PVScalar, "display.format", PROPERTY);
     FMAP(warnHigh, PVScalar, "alarm.highWarningLimit", PROPERTY);
     FMAP(warnLow,  PVScalar, "alarm.lowWarningLimit", PROPERTY);
     FMAP(alarmHigh, PVScalar, "alarm.highAlarmLimit", PROPERTY);
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ void putMeta(const pvCommon& pv, unsigned dbe, db_field_log *pfl)
         FMAP(DBR_GR_DOUBLE|DBR_GR_LONG, egu, units);
 #undef FMAP
 #define FMAP(MASK, MNAME, FNAME) if(META::mask&(MASK) && pv.MNAME) pv.MNAME->putFrom(meta.FNAME)
-        FMAP(DBR_GR_DOUBLE, prec, precision.dp);
+        // not handling precision until I get a better idea of what 'format' is supposed to be...
+        //FMAP(prec,  PVScalar, "display.format", PROPERTY);
         FMAP(DBR_AL_DOUBLE|DBR_AL_DOUBLE, warnHigh, upper_warning_limit);
         FMAP(DBR_AL_DOUBLE|DBR_AL_DOUBLE, warnLow,  lower_warning_limit);
         FMAP(DBR_AL_DOUBLE|DBR_AL_DOUBLE, alarmHigh, upper_alarm_limit);
diff --git a/testApp/testpdb.cpp b/testApp/testpdb.cpp
index 7e61bd7..7e8c3d0 100644
--- a/testApp/testpdb.cpp
+++ b/testApp/testpdb.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void testSingleMonitor(const PDBProvider::shared_pointer& prov)
 
     e = mon.poll();
     testOk1(!!e);
-    if(!!e) testEqual(toString(*e.elem->changedBitSet), "{7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18}");
+    if(!!e) testEqual(toString(*e.elem->changedBitSet), "{7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18}");
     else testFail("oops");
     testFieldEqual<pvd::PVDouble>(e, "display.limitHigh", 50.0);
 
diff --git a/testApp/testpvif.cpp b/testApp/testpvif.cpp
index b2f4c92..57ffcb2 100644
--- a/testApp/testpvif.cpp
+++ b/testApp/testpvif.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void testScalar()
     pvif_li->put(mask, DBE_VALUE|DBE_ALARM|DBE_PROPERTY, NULL);
     dbScanUnlock((dbCommon*)prec_li);
 
-    testEqual(toString(mask), "{2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19}");
+    testEqual(toString(mask), "{2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19}");
     mask.clear();
 
     dbScanLock((dbCommon*)prec_ai);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void testScalar()
     pvif_ai_rval->put(mask, DBE_VALUE|DBE_ALARM|DBE_PROPERTY, NULL);
     dbScanUnlock((dbCommon*)prec_ai);
 
-    testEqual(toString(mask), "{22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59}");
+    testEqual(toString(mask), "{22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 38, 39, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59}");
     mask.clear();
 
     dbScanLock((dbCommon*)prec_mbbi);
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void testScalar()
     testFieldEqual<pvd::PVInt>(root, "ai.timeStamp.nanoseconds", 12345678);
     testFieldEqual<pvd::PVDouble>(root, "ai.display.limitHigh", 200.0);
     testFieldEqual<pvd::PVDouble>(root, "ai.display.limitLow", 20.0);
-    testFieldEqual<pvd::PVString>(root, "ai.display.format", "2");
+    testFieldEqual<pvd::PVString>(root, "ai.display.format", "");
     testFieldEqual<pvd::PVString>(root, "ai.display.units", "foo");
 
     testFieldEqual<pvd::PVInt>(root, "ai_rval.value", 1234);