diff --git a/speciesData.py b/speciesData.py
index 00893cbfc0588c016d41ffed13255c22af1af6ea..e92c3ada81d5058909bf07e556fbbefb86426088 100755
--- a/speciesData.py
+++ b/speciesData.py
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ class SpeciesData:
     def __init__(self, parameters_dictionary):
         # self.config_dictionary = None
         self.parameters_dictionary = parameters_dictionary
-        self.species = self.clean_string(str(parameters_dictionary["description"]["species"]))
-        self.genus = self.clean_string(str(parameters_dictionary["description"]["genus"]))
-        self.strain = self.clean_string(str(parameters_dictionary["description"]["strain"]))
-        self.sex = self.clean_string(str(parameters_dictionary["description"]["sex"]))
-        self.common = self.clean_string(str(parameters_dictionary["description"]["common_name"]))
+        parameters_dictionary_description=parameters_dictionary["description"]
+        self.species = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description["species"])
+        self.genus = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description["genus"])
+        self.strain = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description["strain"])
+        self.sex = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description["sex"])
+        self.common = self.clean_string(parameters_dictionary_description["common_name"])
 
         self.date = datetime.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
         self.origin = parameters_dictionary["description"]["origin"]