diff --git a/cwr/__init__.py b/cwr/__init__.py
index 52bf2c1..ed88061 100644
--- a/cwr/__init__.py
+++ b/cwr/__init__.py
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
     :license: MIT, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.0.30'
+__version__ = '0.0.33'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
diff --git a/cwr/grammar/factory/rule.py b/cwr/grammar/factory/rule.py
index 3eed134..ba6a7ea 100644
--- a/cwr/grammar/factory/rule.py
+++ b/cwr/grammar/factory/rule.py
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ def _build_terminal_rule(self, rule):
         rule_type = rule.rule_type
 
         # TODO: This is a patch for an error which should not be happening
-        if isinstance(modifiers, pp.ParseResults):
+        try:
             modifiers = modifiers.asList()
-        elif isinstance(modifiers, str):
+        except AttributeError:
             modifiers = []
 
         if rule_type == 'field':
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ def _build_terminal_rule(self, rule):
 
         return rule
 
-    def _apply_modifiers(self, rule, modifiers):
+    @staticmethod
+    def _apply_modifiers(rule, modifiers):
         if 'grouped' in modifiers:
             rule = pp.Group(rule)
 
diff --git a/cwr/grammar/field/basic.py b/cwr/grammar/field/basic.py
index 60cf09f..ee10e43 100644
--- a/cwr/grammar/field/basic.py
+++ b/cwr/grammar/field/basic.py
@@ -465,8 +465,11 @@ def lookup(values, name=None):
         raise ValueError('The values can no be None')
 
     # TODO: This should not be needed, it is just a patch. Fix this.
-    if isinstance(values, ParseResults):
-        values = values.asList()
+    try:
+        v = values.asList()
+        values = v
+    except AttributeError:
+        values = values
 
     # Only the specified values are allowed
     lookup_field = pp.oneOf(values)
diff --git a/cwr/parser/decoder/dictionary.py b/cwr/parser/decoder/dictionary.py
index 23c3ce6..e86ae12 100644
--- a/cwr/parser/decoder/dictionary.py
+++ b/cwr/parser/decoder/dictionary.py
@@ -942,7 +942,4 @@ def __init__(self):
         super(VISANDictionaryDecoder, self).__init__()
 
     def decode(self, data):
-        return VISAN(data['version'],
-                     data['isan'],
-                     data['episode'],
-                     data['check_digit'])
+        return data
diff --git a/cwr/parser/encoder/cwrjson.py b/cwr/parser/encoder/cwrjson.py
index 7959e1a..5926810 100644
--- a/cwr/parser/encoder/cwrjson.py
+++ b/cwr/parser/encoder/cwrjson.py
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ def _unicode_handler(obj):
     :param obj: object to transform into it's UTF-8 equivalent
     :return: the UTF-8 equivalent of the string
     """
-    if isinstance(obj, str):
+    try:
         result = obj.isoformat()
-    else:
+    except AttributeError:
         raise TypeError("Unserializable object {} of type {}".format(obj,
                                                                      type(obj)))
 
diff --git a/cwr/parser/encoder/dictionary.py b/cwr/parser/encoder/dictionary.py
index 288839d..d015616 100644
--- a/cwr/parser/encoder/dictionary.py
+++ b/cwr/parser/encoder/dictionary.py
@@ -259,12 +259,7 @@ def __init__(self):
     def encode(self, visan):
         encoded = {}
 
-        encoded['version'] = visan.version
-        encoded['isan'] = visan.isan
-        encoded['episode'] = visan.episode
-        encoded['check_digit'] = visan.check_digit
-
-        return encoded
+        return visan
 
 
 class TransactionHeaderDictionaryEncoder(Encoder):
diff --git a/tests/grammar/factory/test_default_rule_factory_stress.py b/tests/grammar/factory/test_default_rule_factory_stress.py
index ac82ab8..5949475 100644
--- a/tests/grammar/factory/test_default_rule_factory_stress.py
+++ b/tests/grammar/factory/test_default_rule_factory_stress.py
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ class TestDefaultRuleFactory(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self._factory = default_grammar_factory()
 
-    def test_10000(self):
+    def test_10(self):
         grammar = self._factory.get_rule('transactions')
 
         record = ''
         if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
-            for x in xrange(10):
+            for x in xrange(35):
                 if len(record) == 0:
                     record = _agreement_full()
                 elif len(record) > 0:
                     record = record + '\n' + _agreement_full()
         else:
-            for x in range(10):
+            for x in range(35):
                 if len(record) == 0:
                     record = _agreement_full()
                 elif len(record) > 0:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_10000(self):
 
         time_parse = (end - start)
 
-        self.assertTrue(time_parse < 1)
+        self.assertTrue(time_parse < 1.5)
 
 
 def _agreement_full():
diff --git a/tests/parser/dictionary/decoder/other/test_visan.py b/tests/parser/dictionary/decoder/other/test_visan.py
index ebc4330..3b1ecb0 100644
--- a/tests/parser/dictionary/decoder/other/test_visan.py
+++ b/tests/parser/dictionary/decoder/other/test_visan.py
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ def test_encoded(self):
         data['episode'] = 3
         data['check_digit'] = 4
 
-        record = self._decoder.decode(data)
+        record = self._decoder.decode(1234)
 
-        self.assertEqual(1, record.version)
-        self.assertEqual(2, record.isan)
-        self.assertEqual(3, record.episode)
-        self.assertEqual(4, record.check_digit)
+        self.assertEqual(1234, record)
diff --git a/tests/parser/dictionary/decoder/record/test_work_origin.py b/tests/parser/dictionary/decoder/record/test_work_origin.py
index 9dcfbac..2dce7ca 100644
--- a/tests/parser/dictionary/decoder/record/test_work_origin.py
+++ b/tests/parser/dictionary/decoder/record/test_work_origin.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_encoded(self):
         data['cut_number'] = 5
         data['library'] = 'LIB467'
         data['bltvr'] = 'BLTVR'
-        data['visan'] = VISAN(1234567, 12345678912, 123, 1)
+        data['visan'] = 1234567123456789121231
         data['production_n'] = 'PROD145'
         data['episode_title'] = 'EPISODE'
         data['episode_n'] = 'EP145'
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@ def test_encoded(self):
         self.assertEqual(5, record.cut_number)
         self.assertEqual('LIB467', record.library)
         self.assertEqual('BLTVR', record.bltvr)
-        self.assertEqual(1, record.visan.check_digit)
-        self.assertEqual(123, record.visan.episode)
-        self.assertEqual(12345678912, record.visan.isan)
-        self.assertEqual(1234567, record.visan.version)
+        self.assertEqual(1234567123456789121231, record.visan)
         self.assertEqual('PROD145', record.production_n)
         self.assertEqual('EPISODE', record.episode_title)
         self.assertEqual('EP145', record.episode_n)
diff --git a/tests/parser/dictionary/encoder/other/test_visan.py b/tests/parser/dictionary/encoder/other/test_visan.py
index 778662d..0f98cce 100644
--- a/tests/parser/dictionary/encoder/other/test_visan.py
+++ b/tests/parser/dictionary/encoder/other/test_visan.py
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ def setUp(self):
         self._encoder = VISANDictionaryEncoder()
 
     def test_encoded(self):
-        data = VISAN(1, 2, 3, 4)
+        encoded = self._encoder.encode(1234)
 
-        encoded = self._encoder.encode(data)
-
-        self.assertEqual(1, encoded['version'])
-        self.assertEqual(2, encoded['isan'])
-        self.assertEqual(3, encoded['episode'])
-        self.assertEqual(4, encoded['check_digit'])
+        self.assertEqual(1234, encoded)
diff --git a/tests/parser/dictionary/encoder/record/test_work_origin.py b/tests/parser/dictionary/encoder/record/test_work_origin.py
index acef568..1165990 100644
--- a/tests/parser/dictionary/encoder/record/test_work_origin.py
+++ b/tests/parser/dictionary/encoder/record/test_work_origin.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def setUp(self):
         self._encoder = WorkOriginDictionaryEncoder()
 
     def test_encoded(self):
-        visan = VISAN(1234567, 12345678912, 123, 1)
         avi = AVIKey(123, 'ABC')
 
         data = WorkOriginRecord(record_type='ORN',
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ def test_encoded(self):
                                 cut_number=5,
                                 library='LIB467',
                                 bltvr='BLTVR',
-                                visan=visan,
+                                visan=1234567123456789121231,
                                 production_n='PROD145',
                                 episode_title='EPISODE',
                                 episode_n='EP145',
@@ -57,10 +56,7 @@ def test_encoded(self):
         self.assertEqual('EP145', encoded['episode_n'])
         self.assertEqual(1994, encoded['year_production'])
 
-        self.assertEqual(1, encoded['visan']['check_digit'])
-        self.assertEqual(123, encoded['visan']['episode'])
-        self.assertEqual(12345678912, encoded['visan']['isan'])
-        self.assertEqual(1234567, encoded['visan']['version'])
+        self.assertEqual(1234567123456789121231, encoded['visan'])
 
         self.assertEqual(123, encoded['audio_visual_key']['society_code'])
         self.assertEqual('ABC', encoded['audio_visual_key']['av_number'])
diff --git a/tests/visual/file_json.py b/tests/visual/file_json.py
index 1490115..584731c 100644
--- a/tests/visual/file_json.py
+++ b/tests/visual/file_json.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import codecs
 import os
+import time
 
 from cwr.parser.decoder.file import default_file_decoder
 from cwr.parser.encoder.cwrjson import JSONEncoder
@@ -34,11 +35,31 @@
     data['filename'] = os.path.basename(path)
     data['contents'] = codecs.open(path, 'r', 'latin-1').read()
 
+    print('Begins parsing CWR at %s' % time.ctime())
+    start = time.clock()
     data = decoder.decode(data)
+    end = time.clock()
+    time_parse = (end - start)
+
+    print('Parsed the file in %s seconds' % time_parse)
+    print('\n')
 
     encoder = JSONEncoder()
+
+    print('Begins creating JSON at %s' % time.ctime())
+    start = time.clock()
     result = encoder.encode(data)
+    end = time.clock()
+    time_parse = (end - start)
 
+    print('Created the JSON in %s seconds' % time_parse)
+    print('\n')
+
+    start = time.clock()
     output = codecs.open(output, 'w', 'latin-1')
+    end = time.clock()
+    time_parse = (end - start)
+
+    print('Saved the JSON in %s seconds' % time_parse)
 
     output.write(result)