diff --git a/R/Load.R b/R/Load.R
index e17f3cfa683dbaf839d5f3cb022e091bec0352ff..cded9565fe77ae89528bd4c701d171982647c795 100644
--- a/R/Load.R
+++ b/R/Load.R
@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ Load <- function(var, exp = NULL, obs = NULL, sdates, nmember = NULL,
     } else if (storefreq == 'hourly') {
       store_period <- 'hour'
     } else if (storefreq == 'daily') {
-      store_period <- 'day'
+      store_period <- 'DSTday'
     } else if (storefreq == 'monthly') {
       store_period <- 'month'
     }