diff --git a/boswatch/inputSource/inputBase.py b/boswatch/inputSource/inputBase.py
index 001d102..3b1c414 100644
--- a/boswatch/inputSource/inputBase.py
+++ b/boswatch/inputSource/inputBase.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import threading
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from boswatch.utils import paths
 from boswatch.processManager import ProcessManager
+from boswatch.decoder.decoder import Decoder
 
 logging.debug("- %s loaded", __name__)
 
@@ -61,10 +62,11 @@ class InputBase(ABC):
             logging.debug("input thread stopped")
 
     def addToQueue(self, data):
-        """!Adds alarm data to the queue for further processing during boswatch client"""
-        self._inputQueue.put_nowait((data, time.time()))
-        logging.debug("Add received data to queue")
-        print(data)
+        """!Decode and add alarm data to the queue for further processing during boswatch client"""
+        bwPacket = Decoder.decode(data)
+        if bwPacket is not None:
+            self._inputQueue.put_nowait((bwPacket, time.time()))
+            logging.debug("Added received data to queue")
 
     def getDecoderInstance(self, decoderConfig, StdIn):
         mmProc = ProcessManager(str(decoderConfig.get("path", default="multimon-ng")), textMode=True)
diff --git a/bw_client.py b/bw_client.py
index 560f05b..0a2b69a 100644
--- a/bw_client.py
+++ b/bw_client.py
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ logging.debug("Import BOSWatch modules")
 from boswatch.configYaml import ConfigYAML
 from boswatch.network.client import TCPClient
 from boswatch.network.broadcast import BroadcastClient
-from boswatch.decoder.decoder import Decoder
 from boswatch.utils import header
 from boswatch.utils import misc
 from boswatch.inputSource.sdrInput import SdrInput
 from boswatch.inputSource.lineInInput import LineInInput
 from boswatch.inputSource.pulseaudioInput import PulseAudioInput
+from boswatch.decoder.decoder import Decoder  # for test mode
 
 header.logoToLog()
 header.infoToLog()
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ try:
         for testData in testFile:
             if (len(testData.rstrip(' \t\n\r')) > 1) and ("#" not in testData[0]):
                 logging.info("Testdata: %s", testData.rstrip(' \t\n\r'))
-                inputQueue.put_nowait((testData.rstrip(' \t\n\r'), time.time()))
+                bwPacket = Decoder.decode(testData.rstrip(' \t\n\r'))
+                inputQueue.put_nowait((bwPacket, time.time()))
         logging.debug("finished reading testdata")
 
     bwClient = TCPClient()
@@ -123,13 +124,9 @@ try:
             data = inputQueue.get()
             logging.info("get data from queue (waited %0.3f sec.)", time.time() - data[1])
             logging.debug("%s packet(s) still waiting in queue", inputQueue.qsize())
-
-            bwPacket = Decoder.decode(data[0])
+            bwPacket = data[0]
             inputQueue.task_done()
 
-            if bwPacket is None:
-                continue
-
             bwPacket.printInfo()
             misc.addClientDataToPacket(bwPacket, bwConfig)
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 580f9da..5e215ff 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # for pip to install all needed
-# called with 'pip -r requirements.txt'
-
+# called with 'pip install -r requirements.txt'
 pyyaml
 
 # for documentation generating