diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Physics/Collision/CollisionTags/SHCollisionTagMatrix.cpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/Physics/Collision/CollisionTags/SHCollisionTagMatrix.cpp
index ac34a449..97c2cb71 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Physics/Collision/CollisionTags/SHCollisionTagMatrix.cpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Physics/Collision/CollisionTags/SHCollisionTagMatrix.cpp
@@ -245,10 +245,9 @@ namespace SHADE
       }
       else
       {
-        mask = static_cast<uint16_t>(std::stoi(maskString));
         for (int i = 0; i < SHCollisionTag::NUM_LAYERS; ++i)
         {
-          const bool LAYER_STATE = mask & 1U << i;
+          const bool LAYER_STATE = maskString[i] == '1';
           collisionTags[tagIndex].SetLayerState(i, LAYER_STATE);
         }
       }