1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/org/unitConverter/converterGUI/UnitConverterGUI.java b/src/org/unitConverter/converterGUI/UnitConverterGUI.java
index a70e971..867211c 100755
--- a/src/org/unitConverter/converterGUI/UnitConverterGUI.java
+++ b/src/org/unitConverter/converterGUI/UnitConverterGUI.java
@@ -175,7 +175,12 @@ final class UnitConverterGUI {
 			// try to parse to
 			final Unit to;
 			try {
-				to = this.units.getUnitFromExpression(toUnitString);
+				// if it's a unit, convert to that
+				if (this.units.containsUnitName(toUnitString)) {
+					to = this.units.getUnit(toUnitString);
+				} else {
+					to = this.units.getUnitFromExpression(toUnitString);
+				}
 			} catch (final IllegalArgumentException e) {
 				this.view.showErrorDialog("Parse Error", "Could not recognize text in To entry: " + e.getMessage());
 				return;