diff --git a/R/length.R b/R/length.R
index f4ce4bc0..68fe8f8d 100644
--- a/R/length.R
+++ b/R/length.R
@@ -162,11 +162,10 @@ xportr_length <- function(.df,
         length_meta = as.numeric(length_msg[[paste0(variable_length, ".y")]])
       ) %>%
       filter(length_df < length_meta) %>%
-      select(variable_name, length_df, length_meta)
+      select(all_of(variable_name), length_df, length_meta)
 
     max_length_msg(length_msg, verbose)
   }
 
-
   .df
 }