diff --git a/polar_route/__init__.py b/polar_route/__init__.py
index a23be521..1a24bd01 100644
--- a/polar_route/__init__.py
+++ b/polar_route/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.20"
+__version__ = "0.2.21"
 __description__ = "PolarRoute: Long-distance maritime polar route planning taking into account complex changing environmental conditions"
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __author__ = "Jonathan Smith, Samuel Hall, George Coombs, Harrison Abbot, Ayat Fekry, James Byrne, Michael Thorne, Maria Fox"
diff --git a/polar_route/route_planner.py b/polar_route/route_planner.py
index 2583412e..ef844ef6 100644
--- a/polar_route/route_planner.py
+++ b/polar_route/route_planner.py
@@ -670,7 +670,8 @@ def compute_smoothed_routes(self,blocked_metric='SIC',debugging=False):
             SmoothedPath['properties']['distance']   = list(DistanceLegs)
             SmoothedPath['properties']['speed']      = list(SpeedLegs)
             SmoothedPaths += [SmoothedPath]
-        
+
+        geojson['type'] = "FeatureCollection"
         geojson['features'] = SmoothedPaths
         self.smoothed_paths = geojson
         self.mesh['paths'] = self.smoothed_paths
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