diff --git a/vista/entities/sensors/MeshLib.py b/vista/entities/sensors/MeshLib.py
index 8e1d9539..87388a09 100644
--- a/vista/entities/sensors/MeshLib.py
+++ b/vista/entities/sensors/MeshLib.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def __init__(self, root_dirs: List[str]):
         tmeshes = dict()
         for i, fpath in enumerate(fpaths):
             try:
-                tm = trimesh.load(fpath)
+                tm = trimesh.load(fpath, force='scene')
                 tm = list(
                     tm.geometry.values())  # convert from scene to trimesh
                 tm, mesh_dim = self._calibrate_tm(tm)