diff --git a/engine.py b/engine.py
index cf5da69..72b3bf6 100755
--- a/engine.py
+++ b/engine.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import overpy
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import scipy
-# import random
+import random
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ BRANDS: dict[str, str] = {
 CACHE_FOLDER = Path(".cache")
 
 LOCS_COUNT = 5
-DISTS_COUNT = 5
+DISTS_COUNT = 2
 
-FORMAT_FACTOR = 1e6  # μm
+FORMAT_FACTOR = 1e3  # μm
 FIRST_SEP = ':'
 OTHER_SEP = ','
-LOC_SEP = ';'
+LOC_SEP = '; '
 
 cached_dists = {}
 cached_series = {}
@@ -137,17 +137,25 @@ def trilaterate(stations: list[StationT], disp: bool = False) -> tuple[float, fl
     Each station is of the format ((lat, lon), distance).
     """
 
-    res = scipy.optimize.minimize(
-        lambda pos: trilat_error(stations, pos),
-        # stations[0][0],
-        (0.0, 0.0),
-        method='Nelder-Mead',
-    )
+    best_err = None
+    best = (0., 0.)
 
-    if not res.success:
-        print("WARNING: Optimisation failed.")
+    for pos, _ in stations:
+        res = scipy.optimize.minimize(
+            lambda pos: trilat_error(stations, pos),
+            # stations[0][0],
+            pos,
+            method='Nelder-Mead',
+        )
 
-    return res.x
+        if not res.success:
+            continue
+
+        if best_err is None or res.fun < best_err:
+            best = res.x
+            best_err = res.fun
+
+    return best
 
 
 def encode_greggs(loc: int) -> list[float]:
diff --git a/engine_test.py b/engine_test.py
index 8441ef9..70a7b38 100755
--- a/engine_test.py
+++ b/engine_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-from engine import encode_greggs, decode_greggs, encode, decode, format_location, parse_location, spherical_dist, fetch_data
+from engine import encode_greggs, decode_greggs, encode, decode, format_location, parse_location, spherical_dist, fetch_data, format_dist, parse_dist
 from tqdm import tqdm
 import numpy as np
 import time
@@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ def test_encode_decode_greggs():
         encoded = encode_greggs(i)
         # tqdm.write(f"Encoding took {time.monotonic() - t:.3f}s")
 
+        stringified = ",".join(map(format_dist, encoded))
+        parsed = [parse_dist(s.strip()) for s in stringified.split(",")]
+
         # t = time.monotonic()
-        decoded = decode_greggs(encoded)
+        decoded = decode_greggs(parsed)
         # tqdm.write(f"Decoding took {time.monotonic() - t:.3f}s")
 
         if i != decoded: