diff --git a/baseprocessor.py b/baseprocessor.py
index 160719e..c1e5c93 100644
--- a/baseprocessor.py
+++ b/baseprocessor.py
@@ -356,8 +356,11 @@ class HDF5Container(BaseProcessor):
                     else:
                         self._save_data(name_full + "/" + key, data[key], "", unit)
         else:
-            if len(data) == 0:
-                return
+            try:
+                if len(data) == 0:
+                    return
+            except TypeError:
+                data = np.array([data])
 
             self.save.create_array(
                 os.path.dirname(name_full),