diff --git a/extensions/yaml_support/labgraph_monitor/generate_lg_monitor/generate_lg_monitor.py b/extensions/yaml_support/labgraph_monitor/generate_lg_monitor/generate_lg_monitor.py
index 7f50c183..5db85e9e 100644
--- a/extensions/yaml_support/labgraph_monitor/generate_lg_monitor/generate_lg_monitor.py
+++ b/extensions/yaml_support/labgraph_monitor/generate_lg_monitor/generate_lg_monitor.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def connect_to_upstream(
 
 def serialize_graph(graph: lg.Graph) -> SerializedGraph:
     """
-    A function that returns a serialized version of the graph topology.
+    A function that returns a serialized version of the graph topology
 
     @params:
         name: The name of the graph
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def sub_pub_grouping_map(graph: lg.Graph) -> Dict[str, str]:
     @return: A dictionary where the key is a publisher grouping
             and the value is a dictionary of sets of topic paths subscribed and their groupings
     """
-    sub_pub_grouping_map: Dict[str, str] = {}
+    sub_pub: Dict[str, str] = {}
     for stream in graph.__streams__.values():
         difference = set(stream.topic_paths).difference(LabgraphMonitorNode.in_edges)
         if difference:
@@ -208,26 +208,41 @@ def sub_pub_grouping_map(graph: lg.Graph) -> Dict[str, str]:
             for edge in stream.topic_paths:
                 if edge != upstream_edge:
                     # convert SERIALIZER/SERIALIZER_INPUT_1 to its grouping Serializer
-                    edge_path = "/".join(edge.split("/")[:-1])
-                    edge_grouping = type(graph.__descendants__[edge_path]).__name__
+                    edge_grouping = get_grouping(edge, graph)
+
+                    # convert NOISE_GENERATOR/NOISE_GENERATOR_OUTPUT to its grouping NoiseGenerator
+                    upstream_edge_grouping = get_grouping(upstream_edge, graph)
                     
                     # convert SERIALIZER/SERIALIZER_INPUT_1 to its topic SERIALIZER_INPUT_1
                     topic_path = edge.split("/")[-1]
 
-                    # convert NOISE_GENERATOR/NOISE_GENERATOR_OUTPUT to its grouping NoiseGenerator
-                    group_path = "/".join(upstream_edge.split("/")[:-1])
-                    grouping = type(graph.__descendants__[group_path]).__name__
-
-                    if grouping in sub_pub_grouping_map:
-                        sub_pub_grouping_map[grouping]["topics"].add(topic_path)
-                        sub_pub_grouping_map[grouping]["subscribers"].add(edge_grouping)
+                    if upstream_edge_grouping in sub_pub:
+                        sub_pub[upstream_edge_grouping]["topics"].add(topic_path)
+                        sub_pub[upstream_edge_grouping]["subscribers"].add(edge_grouping)
                     else:
-                        sub_pub_grouping_map[grouping] = {
+                        sub_pub[upstream_edge_grouping] = {
                             "topics": {topic_path},
                             "subscribers": {edge_grouping},
                         }
                     
-    return sub_pub_grouping_map
+    return sub_pub
+
+def get_grouping(edge: str, graph: lg.Graph) -> str:
+    """
+    A function that returns grouping of a given node
+    using Graph attributes
+
+    @params:
+        edge: A str representing edge's group and topic combined
+        e.g. SERIALIZER/SERIALIZER_INPUT_1
+    
+    @return: The name of the grouping following lg.Graph's attributes
+        e.g. Serializer
+    """
+    path = "/".join(edge.split("/")[:-1])
+    grouping = type(graph.__descendants__[path]).__name__
+
+    return grouping
 
 def generate_graph_topology(graph: lg.Graph) -> SerializedGraph:
     """
diff --git a/extensions/yaml_support/labgraph_monitor/server/serializer_node.py b/extensions/yaml_support/labgraph_monitor/server/serializer_node.py
index 5395bd3e..86c44513 100644
--- a/extensions/yaml_support/labgraph_monitor/server/serializer_node.py
+++ b/extensions/yaml_support/labgraph_monitor/server/serializer_node.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def add_message_1(self, message: RandomMessage) -> None:
         self.state.data_1 = {
             "grouping": grouping,
             "timestamp": message.timestamp,
-            "numpy": list(message.data),
+            "data": list(message.data),
         }
 
     @lg.subscriber(SERIALIZER_INPUT_2)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def add_message_2(self, message: RandomMessage) -> None:
         self.state.data_2 = {
             "grouping": grouping,
             "timestamp": message.timestamp,
-            "numpy": list(message.data),
+            "data": list(message.data),
         }
 
     @lg.subscriber(SERIALIZER_INPUT_3)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def add_message_3(self, message: RandomMessage) -> None:
         self.state.data_3 = {
             "grouping": grouping,
             "timestamp": message.timestamp,
-            "numpy": list(message.data),
+            "data": list(message.data),
         }
         
     @lg.subscriber(SERIALIZER_INPUT_4)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def add_message_4(self, message: RandomMessage) -> None:
         self.state.data_4 = {
             "grouping": grouping,
             "timestamp": message.timestamp,
-            "numpy": list(message.data),
+            "data": list(message.data),
         }
     
     def output(self, _in: Dict) -> Dict:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def output(self, _in: Dict) -> Dict:
             for state in self.state.__dict__.values():
                 if state["grouping"] in value["upstreams"].keys():
                     value["upstreams"][state["grouping"]][0]["fields"]["timestamp"]["content"] = state["timestamp"]
-                    value["upstreams"][state["grouping"]][0]["fields"]["data"]["content"] = state["numpy"]
+                    value["upstreams"][state["grouping"]][0]["fields"]["data"]["content"] = state["data"]
 
         return _in