diff --git a/src/main/resources/scripts/Plugins/NoiSee/NoiSee_Bead_Analysis.ijm b/src/main/resources/scripts/Plugins/NoiSee/NoiSee_Bead_Analysis.ijm
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3e24a115ca1d9e6290f5e50995ecbab222a37b48..54e5285b4b010fe0d737650a00d5055dc28d5ea4
--- a/src/main/resources/scripts/Plugins/NoiSee/NoiSee_Bead_Analysis.ijm
+++ b/src/main/resources/scripts/Plugins/NoiSee/NoiSee_Bead_Analysis.ijm
@@ -674,11 +674,12 @@ function process_beads() {
         exit_show();
     }
 
-    if (bitDepth() == 16) {
-        print("16 bit image type detected, converting to 8 bit...");
-        valueRange = detectValueRange();
-        divisor = mapTo8bitPreservingSaturation(valueRange[0]);
-    }
+    // if (bitDepth() == 16) {
+    //     print("16 bit image type detected, converting to 8 bit...");
+    //     valueRange = detectValueRange();
+    //     divisor = mapTo8bitPreservingSaturation(valueRange[0]);
+    // }
+    divisor = 1.0;
 
     // remove the scaling so all units (measurements, coordinates, ...) are pixel-based:
     run("Set Scale...", "pixel=1 unit=pixel");