diff --git a/R/csvTemplate-parser.R b/R/csvTemplate-parser.R
index a9b944b..50aab54 100644
--- a/R/csvTemplate-parser.R
+++ b/R/csvTemplate-parser.R
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ templateGen <- function(gh){
     return(this_row)
   
   if(popName == "*" ){
-    if(alias == "*"|| dims == "")
+    if(alias == "*"|| dims %in% c("", NA))
       return(this_row)
     else
       return(.gen_dummy_ref_gate(this_row))