diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 411f65872b6b5acccde4445192ad665579f627b5..d70443a7488977c86ccb12a074ca1abb72d52b5e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Ohmpi_4elec_mqtt.py
 ohmpy/*
 logs/*
 sequence.txt
+/Proposition interface.odp
diff --git a/ohmpi.py b/ohmpi.py
index ea73fa343287e62abdd1c70cc09559ffaeb487fb..8293095243d399c7c305bca929fbe10c69d71c3a 100644
--- a/ohmpi.py
+++ b/ohmpi.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import json
 import numpy as np
 import csv
 import time
+from io import StringIO
 import zmq
 from datetime import datetime
 from termcolor import colored
@@ -673,8 +674,7 @@ class OhmPi(object):
                             self._update_acquisition_settings(args)
                             status = True
                         elif cmd == 'set_sequence' and args is not None:
-                            self.sequence = np.array_str
-                            self._update_acquisition_settings(args)
+                            self.sequence = np.loadtxt(StringIO(args))
                             status = True
                         elif cmd == 'start':
                             self.measure(cmd_id)