diff --git a/devicetypes/smartthings/smartsense-multi-sensor.src/smartsense-multi-sensor.groovy b/devicetypes/smartthings/smartsense-multi-sensor.src/smartsense-multi-sensor.groovy
index de53cb3..7c6a423 100644
--- a/devicetypes/smartthings/smartsense-multi-sensor.src/smartsense-multi-sensor.groovy
+++ b/devicetypes/smartthings/smartsense-multi-sensor.src/smartsense-multi-sensor.groovy
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ def enrollResponse() {
 }
 
 private Map parseAxis(String description) {
+	def hexToSignedInt = { hexVal ->
+		def unsignedVal = hexToInt(hexVal)
+		unsignedVal > 32767 ? unsignedVal - 65536 : unsignedVal
+	}
+
 	def z = hexToSignedInt(description[0..3])
 	def y = hexToSignedInt(description[10..13])
 	def x = hexToSignedInt(description[20..23])
@@ -513,11 +518,6 @@ private Map parseAxis(String description) {
 	getXyzResult(xyzResults, description)
 }
 
-private hexToSignedInt(hexVal) {
-	def unsignedVal = hexToInt(hexVal)
-	unsignedVal > 32767 ? unsignedVal - 65536 : unsignedVal
-}
-
 def garageEvent(zValue) {
 	def absValue = zValue.abs()
 	def contactValue = null