diff --git a/python/damask/_result.py b/python/damask/_result.py
index 50e2aa720..56924c533 100644
--- a/python/damask/_result.py
+++ b/python/damask/_result.py
@@ -391,12 +391,12 @@ class Result:
                     path = (os.path.join(*([prop,name]+([cat] if cat else [])+([item] if item else []))) if split else path)+tag
                     if split:
                         try:
-                            tbl[inc].add(path,data)
+                            tbl[inc] = tbl[inc].add(path,data)
                         except KeyError:
                             tbl[inc] = Table(data.reshape(self.N_materialpoints,-1),{path:data.shape[1:]})
                     else:
                         try:
-                            tbl.add(path,data)
+                            tbl = tbl.add(path,data)
                         except AttributeError:
                             tbl = Table(data.reshape(self.N_materialpoints,-1),{path:data.shape[1:]})
 
diff --git a/python/damask/_table.py b/python/damask/_table.py
index 5203b0b61..ee64ba017 100644
--- a/python/damask/_table.py
+++ b/python/damask/_table.py
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ class Table:
         -------
         table : Table
             Joined table.
+
         """
         if set(self.shapes) & set(other.shapes) or self.data.shape[0] != other.data.shape[0]:
             raise KeyError('Dublicated keys or row count mismatch')