diff --git a/parser/parser-vasp/parser_vasprun.py b/parser/parser-vasp/parser_vasprun.py
index 2bb242283057426b60713b74c0127e6df79fca28..e1102973d02b80049bb848c46a424b47228be068 100644
--- a/parser/parser-vasp/parser_vasprun.py
+++ b/parser/parser-vasp/parser_vasprun.py
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class VasprunContext(object):
                         if name == "basis":
                             conv = convert_unit_function("angstrom","m")
                             cell = getVector(cellEl, lambda x: conv(float(x)))
+                            backend.addArrayValues("simulation_cell", np.asarray(cell))
                         elif name =="rec_basis":
                             pass
                         else: