Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java
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diff -u -ra7d60b0e8528107dca422600d795227865462a22 -r24972f27104335665c4f9c5be4fa0dda5e4a566b
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision a7d60b0e8528107dca422600d795227865462a22)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision 24972f27104335665c4f9c5be4fa0dda5e4a566b)
@@ -1245,10 +1245,11 @@
 	    if (activity.isBranchingActivity() && flaFormat) {
 		// old branching is just a rectangle like Tool
 		// new branching has start and finish points, it's exploded
+		BranchingActivity ba = (BranchingActivity) monitoringService.getActivityById(activity.getActivityId());
 		activityJSON.put("x",
-			MonitoringAction.getActivityCoordinate(((BranchingActivity) activity).getStartXcoord()));
+			MonitoringAction.getActivityCoordinate(ba.getStartXcoord()));
 		activityJSON.put("y",
-			MonitoringAction.getActivityCoordinate(((BranchingActivity) activity).getStartYcoord()));
+			MonitoringAction.getActivityCoordinate(ba.getStartYcoord()));
 	    } else if (activity.isOptionsWithSequencesActivity() && flaFormat) {
 		// old optional sequences is just a long rectangle
 		// new optional sequences has start and finish points, it's exploded