diff --git a/src/rest_interface.cpp b/src/rest_interface.cpp
index aa4fd57..f786b16 100644
--- a/src/rest_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/rest_interface.cpp
@@ -71,18 +71,17 @@ void start_rest_api(WriterManager& writer_manager, uint16_t port, std::map<std::
                     auto parameter_type = input_value_type->at(parameter_name);
 
                     if (parameter_type == NX_FLOAT) {
-                        result[parameter_name] = *(boost::any_cast<double*>(parameter_value));
-
+                        result[parameter_name] = boost::any_cast<double>(parameter_value);
                     } else if (parameter_type == NX_CHAR) {
-                        result[parameter_name] = *(boost::any_cast<string*>(parameter_value));
+                        result[parameter_name] = boost::any_cast<string*>(parameter_value);
 
                     } else if (parameter_type == NX_DATE_TIME) {
-                        result[parameter_name] = *(boost::any_cast<string*>(parameter_value));
+                        result[parameter_name] = boost::any_cast<string*>(parameter_value);
 
                     } else if (parameter_type == NX_INT) {
-                        result[parameter_name] = *(boost::any_cast<int*>(parameter_value));
-
+                        result[parameter_name] = boost::any_cast<int*>(parameter_value);
                     }
+                    
                 } catch (const boost::bad_any_cast& exception) {
                     stringstream error_message;
                     error_message << "Cannot cast parameter " << parameter_name << " into specified type." << endl;