diff --git a/examples/NEPLAN/read_NEPLAN.py b/examples/NEPLAN/read_NEPLAN.py
index 0c0bbec1824a988cefee8d1ecb65d11948bf320d..3a02f65dc287bef9f2f2dfe62934d6e77761695c 100644
--- a/examples/NEPLAN/read_NEPLAN.py
+++ b/examples/NEPLAN/read_NEPLAN.py
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ def readsim(file_name,timeseries_names=None, is_regex=False):
                             timeseries.append(TimeSeries(nameindex[m], 0, value[m + 6]))
         flag = False
     str_tmp.close()
-    return dic
+    return timeseries