diff --git a/macroatom.cc b/macroatom.cc
index c40dc6b8d..dc2ab8ff3 100644
--- a/macroatom.cc
+++ b/macroatom.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void calculate_macroatom_transitionrates(const int modelgridindex, const int ele
   double sum_internal_up_same = 0.;
   const int nuptrans = get_nuptrans(element, ion, level);
   for (int i = 0; i < nuptrans; i++) {
-    const auto &uptrans = globals::elements[element].ions[ion].levels[level].uptrans[i];
+    const auto &uptrans = levelref.uptrans[i];
     const double epsilon_trans = epsilon(element, ion, uptrans.targetlevelindex) - epsilon_current;
 
     const double R =