diff --git a/gwas_sumstats_tools/interfaces/metadata.py b/gwas_sumstats_tools/interfaces/metadata.py
index 537fc49..9c77911 100755
--- a/gwas_sumstats_tools/interfaces/metadata.py
+++ b/gwas_sumstats_tools/interfaces/metadata.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def metadata_dict_from_gwas_cat(
         d = meta_dict.get("trait_description")
         t = meta_dict.get("trait")
         if not d and t:
-            meta_dict.update({"trait_description": t})
+            meta_dict.update({"trait_description": [t]})
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Error processing Ingest API response: {e}")
         pass
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bcb28ce..4d9f809 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "gwas-sumstats-tools"
-version = "1.0.13"
+version = "1.0.14"
 description = ""
 authors = ["jdhayhurst <jhayhurst@ebi.ac.uk>"]
 readme = "README.md"