diff --git a/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx b/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx
index f2fe2a5..902f114 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def run(config):
             dcols[tag] = (Column.new_column(view, tag, dict_dict[tag][1], \
                               nb_elements_per_line=len(dict_dict[tag][0]), \
                               elements_names=list(dict_dict[tag][0])), \
-                          value_obitype)
+                          dict_dict[tag][1])
     
         
         # Reinitialize the input