diff --git a/dune/gfe/cosseratvtkreader.hh b/dune/gfe/cosseratvtkreader.hh
index 3cb86c6eba573ac91bc063eb6a9dbaa37e64fa4c..f48d93f700f4e495264198bce0272dc167ac2d37 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/cosseratvtkreader.hh
+++ b/dune/gfe/cosseratvtkreader.hh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Dune
           FieldMatrix<double,3,3> R;
           for (int j=0; j<3; j++)
             for (int k=0; k<3; k++)
-              R[j][k] = vtkFile.directors_[j][i][k];
+              R[j][k] = vtkFile.directors_[k][i][j];
 
           configuration[i].q.set(R);
         }
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ namespace Dune
 
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif