diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 12e48c0..73e155c 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ spacepy
 sphinx-rtd-theme
 sphinxcontrib-autoprogram
 sunpy
-gfz-api-client
\ No newline at end of file
+gfz-api-client
+supermag-api
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kaipy/supermage.py b/kaipy/supermage.py
index b6b1d53..28b9933 100644
--- a/kaipy/supermage.py
+++ b/kaipy/supermage.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import pandas as pd
 
 #### NEED TO POINT TO SUPERMAG API SCRIPT
 #### /glade/p/hao/msphere/gamshare/supermag/supermag_api.py 
-import kaipy.supermag_api as smapi
+import supermag_api as smapi
 ####
 
 # this warning is very annoying
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ def ReadSimData(filename, quiet = True):
 
     first_step_name = "Step#%s" % sIds[0]
     data = f[first_step_name]
-    dBt, dBp = np.array(data['dBt'])[0], np.array(data['dBp'])[0]
+    dBt, dBp = np.array(data['dBt']), np.array(data['dBp'])
     BH = np.sqrt(dBt**2 + dBp**2)
     maglat = np.array(data['smlat'])[0].flatten()
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d483b75..a363eeb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ spacepy
 sphinx-rtd-theme
 sphinxcontrib-autoprogram
 sunpy
-gfz-api-client
\ No newline at end of file
+gfz-api-client
+supermag-api
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dea9b70..0e313b2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ setup(
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     package_data={'kaipy': ['scripts/*', 'scripts/*/*']},
-    python_requires='>=3.8,<=3.13',
+    python_requires='>=3.9,<=3.13',
     install_requires=[
         'alive_progress',
         'astropy',
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ setup(
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD 3-Clause',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',