diff --git a/scripts/get_basis.sh b/scripts/get_basis.sh
index 0a21a2bf..d01324fe 100755
--- a/scripts/get_basis.sh
+++ b/scripts/get_basis.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ then
   echo "ERROR"
   exit 1
 fi
-${EMSL_API_ROOT}/EMSL_api.py get_basis_data --save --path="${tmpfile}" --basis="${basis}" $atoms
+${EMSL_API_ROOT}/EMSL_api.py get_basis_data --treat_l --save --path="${tmpfile}" --basis="${basis}" $atoms