diff --git a/src/pages/1-samples_selection.py b/src/pages/1-samples_selection.py
index ceff2a8a3a271484ab736c6e506b239a24b3539a..1bd1855a2c9593867327b6488b63ec893e928344 100644
--- a/src/pages/1-samples_selection.py
+++ b/src/pages/1-samples_selection.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ if data_file:
             # spectra = col_cat(imp)[0]
             # meta_data = col_cat(imp)[1]
             spectra, md_df_st_ = col_cat(imp)
+            meta_data = md_df_st_
             st.success("The data have been loaded successfully", icon="✅")
 
     ## Load .dx file