diff --git a/src/hdf5_vis.py b/src/hdf5_vis.py
index 1fa6ab5..b5c8dc3 100644
--- a/src/hdf5_vis.py
+++ b/src/hdf5_vis.py
@@ -75,19 +75,13 @@ def make_dtype_yaml_compatible(value):
                 print('Yaml-compatible data-type was not found. Value has been set to Nan.')
                 value = np.nan    
         elif isinstance(value, np.ndarray):                        
-            if np.issubdtype(value.dtype, np.string_):
-                value = value.astype(str).tolist()
-            elif np.issubdtype(value.dtype, np.integer):
-                value = value.astype(int).tolist()
+            if np.issubdtype(value.dtype, np.string_) or np.issubdtype(value.dtype, np.generic):
+                value = [str(item) for item in value] if len(value)>1 else str(value[0]) # value.astype(str).tolist() 
+            elif np.issubdtype(value.dtype, np.integer) :
+                value = [int(item) for item in value] if len(value)>1 else int(value[0]) # value.astype(int).tolist() 
             elif np.issubdtype(value.dtype, np.floating):
-                value = value.astype(float).tolist()
-            elif np.issubdtype(value.dtype, np.generic): 
-                value = value.astype(str).tolist()   
-        #elif isinstance(value,(int,float,str)):
-    
-            #print('Yaml-compatible data-type was not found. Value has been set to Nan.')
-            #value = np.nan    
-            #print('leave value as is')
+                value = [float(item) for item in value]  if len(value)>1 else float(value[0]) # value.astype(float).tolist() 
+
     except:
         print('Yaml-compatible data-type was not found. Value has been set to Nan.')
         value = np.nan