diff --git a/R/readdesign.R b/R/readdesign.R
index db8803bb0e0145f0047448b4a676c34f5b42043a..42804a620a5cb252c1e649723577ab1c08c7c49f 100644
--- a/R/readdesign.R
+++ b/R/readdesign.R
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ readdesign <- function(design = designfile, designtype = NULL, destype = NULL) {
     designf<-designf[["design"]] %>%
       as.data.frame()
   }
-
+as.data.frame(designf)
       }
   idefix <- function() {