diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8502744..ed015ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -506,12 +506,6 @@ Sends a script block as a string request, for example:
 vban.sendtext("Strip[0].Mute=1;Bus[0].Mono=1")
 ```
 
-#### `vban.public_packet`
-
-Returns a `VbanRtPacket`. Designed to be used internally by the interface but available for parsing through this read only property object. 
-
-States not guaranteed to be current (requires use of dirty parameters to confirm).
-
 ## Errors
 
 -   `errors.VBANCMDError`: Base VBANCMD Exception class.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 98a1f34..9852844 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "vban-cmd"
-version = "2.4.11"
+version = "2.4.12"
 description = "Python interface for the VBAN RT Packet Service (Sendtext)"
 authors = ["onyx-and-iris <code@onyxandiris.online>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/vban_cmd/bus.py b/vban_cmd/bus.py
index 3de4457..3809dae 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/bus.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/bus.py
@@ -137,35 +137,40 @@ class BusLevel(IRemote):
 def _make_bus_mode_mixin():
     """Creates a mixin of Bus Modes."""
 
+    modestates = {
+        "normal": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
+        "amix": [1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1],
+        "repeat": [0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2],
+        "bmix": [1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3],
+        "composite": [0, 0, 0, 4, 4, 4, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0],
+        "tvmix": [1, 0, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 0, 1, 0, 1],
+        "upmix21": [0, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 0, 0, 2, 2],
+        "upmix41": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 0, 1, 2, 3],
+        "upmix61": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8, 8, 8],
+        "centeronly": [1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 8, 9, 8, 9],
+        "lfeonly": [0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2, 8, 8, 10, 10],
+        "rearonly": [1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11],
+    }
+
     def identifier(self) -> str:
         return f"bus[{self.index}].mode"
 
     def get(self):
-        time.sleep(0.01)
-        for i, val in enumerate(
-            [
-                self.amix,
-                self.bmix,
-                self.repeat,
-                self.composite,
-                self.tvmix,
-                self.upmix21,
-                self.upmix41,
-                self.upmix61,
-                self.centeronly,
-                self.lfeonly,
-                self.rearonly,
-            ]
-        ):
-            if val:
-                return BusModes(i + 1).name
-        return "normal"
+        states = [
+            (int.from_bytes(self.public_packet.busstate[self.index], "little") & val)
+            >> 4
+            for val in self._modes.modevals
+        ]
+        for k, v in modestates.items():
+            if states == v:
+                return k
 
     return type(
         "BusModeMixin",
         (IRemote,),
         {
             "identifier": property(identifier),
+            "modestates": modestates,
             **{mode.name: bus_mode_prop(mode.name) for mode in BusModes},
             "get": get,
         },
diff --git a/vban_cmd/meta.py b/vban_cmd/meta.py
index 3cb7f5a..e99a275 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/meta.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/meta.py
@@ -70,26 +70,11 @@ def bus_mode_prop(param):
     def fget(self):
         cmd = self._cmd(param)
         self.logger.debug(f"getter: {cmd}")
-        modelist = {
-            "amix": (1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1),
-            "repeat": (0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2),
-            "bmix": (1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3),
-            "composite": (0, 0, 0, 4, 4, 4, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0),
-            "tvmix": (1, 0, 1, 4, 5, 4, 5, 0, 1, 0, 1),
-            "upmix21": (0, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 0, 0, 2, 2),
-            "upmix41": (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 0, 1, 2, 3),
-            "upmix61": (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8, 8, 8),
-            "centeronly": (1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 8, 9, 8, 9),
-            "lfeonly": (0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2, 8, 8, 10, 10),
-            "rearonly": (1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11),
-        }
-        vals = (
-            int.from_bytes(self.public_packet.busstate[self.index], "little") & val
+        return [
+            (int.from_bytes(self.public_packet.busstate[self.index], "little") & val)
+            >> 4
             for val in self._modes.modevals
-        )
-        if param == "normal":
-            return not any(vals)
-        return tuple(round(val / 16) for val in vals) == modelist[param]
+        ] == self.modestates[param]
 
     def fset(self, val):
         self.setter(param, 1 if val else 0)