diff --git a/pynxtools/dataconverter/readers/xrd/xrd_helper.py b/pynxtools/dataconverter/readers/xrd/xrd_helper.py
index 12de8c222..3f0733263 100644
--- a/pynxtools/dataconverter/readers/xrd/xrd_helper.py
+++ b/pynxtools/dataconverter/readers/xrd/xrd_helper.py
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ def handle_special_fields():
         template[key] = gonio_z[0] if (isinstance(gonio_z, np.ndarray)
                                        and gonio_z.shape == (1,)) else gonio_z
 
+        key = "/ENTRY[entry]/COLLECTION[collection]/count_time"
+        count_time = template.get(key, None)
+
+        template[count_time] = count_time[0] if (isinstance(count_time, np.ndarray)
+                                                 and count_time.shape == (1,)) else count_time
+
     two_theta_plot()
     q_plot()
     handle_special_fields()