diff --git a/zndraw/frame.py b/zndraw/frame.py
index 90b4c924b..177ba033a 100644
--- a/zndraw/frame.py
+++ b/zndraw/frame.py
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ def from_atoms(cls, atoms: ase.Atoms):
         """
         Creates an instance of the frame class from an ase.Atoms object
         """
-        frame = cls(**atoms.arrays)
+        data = atoms.arrays
+
+        frame = cls(positions=data["positions"], numbers=data["numbers"])
 
         frame.cell = np.array(atoms.cell)
         frame.pbc = atoms.pbc