diff --git a/mesaPlot/file_reader.py b/mesaPlot/file_reader.py
index fb312da..256bcb9 100644
--- a/mesaPlot/file_reader.py
+++ b/mesaPlot/file_reader.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def __getitem__(self, key):
             if key in self.data.dtype.names:
                 return self.data[key]
             if key in self.head.dtype.names:
-                return self.head[key][0]
+                return self.head[key]
 
         try:
             return self.__dict__[key]