diff --git a/source/engine/mecanisms.js b/source/engine/mecanisms.js
index 9646bd946..3cc9b057e 100644
--- a/source/engine/mecanisms.js
+++ b/source/engine/mecanisms.js
@@ -982,8 +982,7 @@ export let mecanismSynchronisation = (recurse, k, v) => {
 		let nodeValue =
 			val(APIExplanation) == null
 				? null
-				: console.log(APIExplanation) ||
-				  path(v.chemin.split(' . '))(JSON.parse(val(APIExplanation)))
+				: path(v.chemin.split(' . '))(val(APIExplanation))
 		let missingVariables =
 			val(APIExplanation) === null ? { [APIExplanation.dottedName]: 1 } : {}
 		let explanation = { ...v, API: APIExplanation }
diff --git a/source/engine/variables.js b/source/engine/variables.js
index 0e0127371..c1544415d 100644
--- a/source/engine/variables.js
+++ b/source/engine/variables.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export let evaluateVariable = (situationGate, variableName, rule) => {
 	// test rec
 	let value = situationGate(variableName)
 
+	if (rule.API) return value && JSON.parse(value)
+
 	if (rule.format != null) return value
 	//boolean variables don't have a format prop, it's the default
 	if (formatBooleanValue[value] !== undefined) return formatBooleanValue[value]