diff --git a/bilby/core/result.py b/bilby/core/result.py
index 4f2b610c663dc4f11b635f10e50ba89be99aafbc..234c366d6941d0239a9ef293ec2f9bf5ec8bdd81 100644
--- a/bilby/core/result.py
+++ b/bilby/core/result.py
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ class Result(object):
         self.injection_parameters = injection_parameters
         self.posterior = posterior
         self.samples = samples
+        if isinstance(nested_samples, dict):
+            nested_samples = pd.DataFrame(nested_samples)
         self.nested_samples = nested_samples
         self.walkers = walkers
         self.nburn = nburn