diff --git a/DCC/circAnnotate.py b/DCC/circAnnotate.py
index ae1d375..fc04d10 100644
--- a/DCC/circAnnotate.py
+++ b/DCC/circAnnotate.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def annotateregions(self,circfile, annotationfile):
         left = pybedtools.BedTool('_tmp_DCC/tmp_left')
         right = pybedtools.BedTool('_tmp_DCC/tmp_right')
         ann = pybedtools.BedTool(annotationfile)
-        overallintersect = overall.intersect(ann,wa=True,wb=True,loj=True,s=False)
+        overallintersect = overall.intersect(ann,wa=True,wb=True,loj=True,s=False,nonamecheck=True)
         leftintersect = left.intersect(ann,wa=True,wb=True,loj=True,s=False,nonamecheck=True)
         rightintersect = right.intersect(ann,wa=True,wb=True,loj=True,s=False,nonamecheck=True)
         overallresult = overallintersect.groupby(g=(1,2,3,6),c=9,o='distinct')
@@ -199,4 +199,4 @@ def searchGeneName(self,annotationstring):
         return genes
         
         
-        
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+