diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3632cca5..6786a165 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ project( metkit LANGUAGES CXX C )
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-# set(CMAKE_COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR ON)
-# set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -Wextra -pedantic")
-# add_compile_options(-fsanitize=address)
-# add_compile_options(-fsanitize=address,undefined -fno-omit-frame-pointer)
-# add_link_options(-fsanitize=address)
-
 
 ########################################################################################################################
 ### dependencies and options
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ace44233..4761f0e9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.1
+1.15.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/metkit/codes/CodesDecoder.h b/src/metkit/codes/CodesDecoder.h
index b49143a1..7c774fbe 100644
--- a/src/metkit/codes/CodesDecoder.h
+++ b/src/metkit/codes/CodesDecoder.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "eckit/exception/Exceptions.h"
 #include "eckit/message/Decoder.h"
 #include "eckit/message/Message.h"
-
+#include "eckit/utils/Translator.h"
 
 namespace metkit::codes {
 
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ class CodesDecoder : public eckit::message::MessageDecoder {
     void decodeKey(codes_handle* h, codes_keys_iterator* it, const char* name, eckit::message::MetadataGatherer& gather,
                    const eckit::message::GetMetadataOptions& options) const {
 
+        std::string keyword(name);
+
+        if (keyword == "levelist") {
+            eckit::Translator<double, std::string> t;
+            gather.setValue(name, t(static_cast<const DERIVED*>(this)->getDouble(h, it, name)));
+            return;
+        }
         if (options.valueRepresentation == eckit::message::ValueRepresentation::String) {
             decodeString(h, it, gather, name);
         }