diff --git a/python/dune/xt/common/vtk/plot.py b/python/dune/xt/common/vtk/plot.py
index 2160683c053c7e080421ec034be84d8ff71c8d57..d25f63ea62482178163aed380ed1ff1708c857a4 100644
--- a/python/dune/xt/common/vtk/plot.py
+++ b/python/dune/xt/common/vtk/plot.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import warnings
 import IPython
 from ipywidgets import IntSlider, interact, widgets, Play
 from k3d.helpers import minmax
-from k3d_vtk.reader import read_vtkfile
+from .reader import read_vtkfile
 from k3d.plot import Plot as k3dPlot
 import k3d
 from vtk.util import numpy_support
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class VTKPlot(k3dPlot):
         self.idx = 0
 
         if 'transform' in kwargs.keys() and len(vtk_data) > 1:
-            raise RuntimeError('supplying transforms is currently not supported for teim series VTK Data')
+            raise RuntimeError('supplying transforms is currently not supported for time series VTK Data')
 
         self.vtk_data = np.stack([_transform_to_k3d(v[0], v[1], color_attribute_name) for v in vtk_data])
         self.value_minmax = (np.nanmin(self.vtk_data[:, 2]), np.nanmax(self.vtk_data[:, 3]))
diff --git a/python/dune/xt/common/vtk/reader.py b/python/dune/xt/common/vtk/reader.py
index 8721b9816db94a22b481f166f0868bfa32145192..551e22636d24c5ff3cde1d4bce9ff3f274ac150a 100644
--- a/python/dune/xt/common/vtk/reader.py
+++ b/python/dune/xt/common/vtk/reader.py
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ def read_vtkfile(filename):
     if vtk_type == 'Collection':
         path, xml = _get_collection_data(filename)
         return _read_collection(xml)
-    return [None, _read_single(filename, vtk_type)]
+    return [[0., _read_single(filename, vtk_type)],]