diff --git a/dbcfeederlib/dbc2vssmapper.py b/dbcfeederlib/dbc2vssmapper.py
index 12400c1..3e6cd72 100644
--- a/dbcfeederlib/dbc2vssmapper.py
+++ b/dbcfeederlib/dbc2vssmapper.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def get_default_values(self, can_id) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         res = {}
         for signal in self.get_signals_by_frame_id(can_id):
             if signal.name in self._dbc_default:
-                res[signal.name] = self._dbc_default[signal]
+                res[signal.name] = self._dbc_default[signal.name]
             else:
                 log.error("No default value for CAN signal %s in message with frame ID %#x", signal.name, can_id)
         return res