diff --git a/LightSimtastic.py b/LightSimtastic.py
index ff58b539c3055fa426c61146f0165734f143a15b..c09d042a8136e452a3d0e5cf0e3dabc6f6bef2cd 100644
--- a/LightSimtastic.py
+++ b/LightSimtastic.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ from copy import deepcopy
 
 np.set_printoptions(suppress=True)
 
-                    
+# evil but works: just suppress the numpy nested ragged array warning
+import warnings
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=np.VisibleDeprecationWarning) 
+
 class SiPMSimulation: