diff --git a/src/macros/xsection.lym b/src/macros/xsection.lym
index 7c2639b..aaf91ff 100644
--- a/src/macros/xsection.lym
+++ b/src/macros/xsection.lym
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require_relative("../ruby/xsection")
 module XS
 
   # UPDATE THE VERSION NUMBER ON EACH RELEASE HERE
-  VERSION = "1.7"
+  VERSION = "1.8"
 
   @xsection_processing_environment = XSectionScriptEnvironment.new
   
diff --git a/src/ruby/xsection_script.rb b/src/ruby/xsection_script.rb
index 5eff3d5..029db3f 100644
--- a/src/ruby/xsection_script.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/xsection_script.rb
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def run_script(fn, p1 = nil, p2 = nil, batch = false)
         if p1 && p2
         
           # take the given line
-          pts << [[[ p1, p2 ]]]
+          pts << [[ p1, p2 ]]
           
         else