diff --git a/src/comm/MAVLinkSimulationLink.cc b/src/comm/MAVLinkSimulationLink.cc
index c453595..9239b43 100644
--- a/src/comm/MAVLinkSimulationLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/MAVLinkSimulationLink.cc
@@ -620,6 +620,14 @@ void MAVLinkSimulationLink::writeBytes(const char* data, qint64 size)
                         {
                             onboardParams.remove(key);
                             onboardParams.insert(key, set.param_value);
+
+                            // Pack message and get size of encoded byte string
+                            mavlink_msg_param_value_pack(systemId, componentId, &msg, (int8_t*)key.toStdString().c_str(), set.param_value);
+                            // Allocate buffer with packet data
+                            bufferlength = mavlink_msg_to_send_buffer(buffer, &msg);
+                            //add data into datastream
+                            memcpy(stream+streampointer,buffer, bufferlength);
+                            streampointer+=bufferlength;
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/uas/UAS.cc b/src/uas/UAS.cc
index 6ae1fd6..9e12210 100644
--- a/src/uas/UAS.cc
+++ b/src/uas/UAS.cc
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ void UAS::setParameter(int component, QString id, float value)
     mavlink_message_t msg;
     mavlink_param_set_t p;
     p.param_value = value;
-    p.target_system = uasId;
-    p.target_component = component;
+    p.target_system = (uint8_t)uasId;
+    p.target_component = (uint8_t)component;
 
     // Copy string into buffer, ensuring not to exceed the buffer size
     char* s = (char*)id.toStdString().c_str();
diff --git a/src/ui/QGCParamWidget.cc b/src/ui/QGCParamWidget.cc
index c194fe9..d31af49 100644
--- a/src/ui/QGCParamWidget.cc
+++ b/src/ui/QGCParamWidget.cc
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ void QGCParamWidget::setParameters()
             }
         }
     }
+    clear();
+    //mav->requestParameters();
     qDebug() << __FILE__ << __LINE__ << "SETTING ALL PARAMETERS";
-    requestParameterList();
 }
 
 void QGCParamWidget::writeParameters()