diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index dfe4a20..4eefae4 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ Node.prototype.formatBlock = function (block)
 {
 	if( !_.isUndefined(block) && !_.isUndefined(block.number) && block.number >= 0 && !_.isUndefined(block.difficulty) && !_.isUndefined(block.totalDifficulty) )
 	{
-		block.difficulty = web3.toDecimal( block.difficulty );
-		block.totalDifficulty = web3.toDecimal( block.totalDifficulty );
+		block.difficulty = block.difficulty.toString(10);
+		block.totalDifficulty = block.totalDifficulty.toString(10);
 
 		return block;
 	}
@@ -451,11 +451,11 @@ Node.prototype.getStats = function(forced)
 			if(results.peers !== null)
 			{
 				self.stats.active = true;
-				self.stats.peers = web3.toDecimal(results.peers);
+				self.stats.peers = results.peers;
 				self.stats.pending = results.pending;
 				self.stats.mining = results.mining;
 				self.stats.hashrate = results.hashrate;
-				self.stats.gasPrice = web3.toBigNumber(results.gasPrice).toString(10);
+				self.stats.gasPrice = results.gasPrice.toString(10);
 			}
 			else {
 				self.setInactive();