diff --git a/py4DSTEM/process/diffraction/crystal.py b/py4DSTEM/process/diffraction/crystal.py
index fb2911992..c3a7519d0 100644
--- a/py4DSTEM/process/diffraction/crystal.py
+++ b/py4DSTEM/process/diffraction/crystal.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def from_CIF(CIF, conventional_standard_structure=True):
 
         parser = CifParser(CIF)
 
-        structure = parser.get_structures()[0]
+        structure = parser.get_structures(False)[0]
 
         return Crystal.from_pymatgen_structure(
             structure, conventional_standard_structure=conventional_standard_structure