diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/CheatsConf.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/CheatsConf.cpp
index 6dc0ca7f..4566b329 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/CheatsConf.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/CheatsConf.cpp
@@ -559,9 +559,9 @@ void GuiCheatsDialog_t::knownValueCallback(void)
 	//printf("Cheat Search Known!\n");
 	fceuWrapperLock();
 
-	//printf("%s\n", knownValEntry->text().toStdString().c_str() );
+	//printf("'%s'\n", knownValEntry->displayText().toStdString().c_str() );
 
-	value = strtol(knownValEntry->text().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
+	value = strtol(knownValEntry->displayText().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
 
 	FCEUI_CheatSearchEnd(FCEU_SEARCH_NEWVAL_KNOWN, value, 0);
 
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ void GuiCheatsDialog_t::notEqualValueCallback(void)
 
 	if (checked)
 	{
-		value = strtol(neValEntry->text().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
+		value = strtol(neValEntry->displayText().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
 
 		FCEUI_CheatSearchEnd(FCEU_SEARCH_PUERLY_RELATIVE_CHANGE, 0, value);
 	}
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ void GuiCheatsDialog_t::greaterThanValueCallback(void)
 
 	if (checked)
 	{
-		value = strtol(grValEntry->text().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
+		value = strtol(grValEntry->displayText().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
 
 		FCEUI_CheatSearchEnd(FCEU_SEARCH_NEWVAL_GT_KNOWN, 0, value);
 	}
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ void GuiCheatsDialog_t::lessThanValueCallback(void)
 
 	if (checked)
 	{
-		value = strtol(ltValEntry->text().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
+		value = strtol(ltValEntry->displayText().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
 
 		FCEUI_CheatSearchEnd(FCEU_SEARCH_NEWVAL_LT_KNOWN, 0, value);
 	}
@@ -861,9 +861,9 @@ void GuiCheatsDialog_t::addActvCheat(void)
 
 	v = strtoul(cheatValEntry->displayText().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
 
-	cmpStr = cheatCmpEntry->text().toStdString();
+	cmpStr = cheatCmpEntry->displayText().toStdString();
 
-	if (isdigit(cmpStr[0]))
+	if (isxdigit(cmpStr[0]))
 	{
 		c = strtoul(cmpStr.c_str(), NULL, 16);
 	}
@@ -935,9 +935,11 @@ void GuiCheatsDialog_t::updateCheatParameters(void)
 
 	v = strtoul(cheatValEntry->displayText().toStdString().c_str(), NULL, 16);
 
-	cmpStr = cheatCmpEntry->text().toStdString();
+	cmpStr = cheatCmpEntry->displayText().toStdString();
 
-	if (isdigit(cmpStr[0]))
+	//printf("CMP: '%s' \n", cmpStr.c_str() );
+
+	if (isxdigit(cmpStr[0]))
 	{
 		c = strtoul(cmpStr.c_str(), NULL, 16);
 	}
@@ -945,6 +947,7 @@ void GuiCheatsDialog_t::updateCheatParameters(void)
 	{
 		c = -1;
 	}
+	//printf("CMP: '%i' 0x%X\n", c, c );
 
 	name = cheatNameEntry->text().toStdString();