diff --git a/dev/shoebox/shoebox.html b/dev/shoebox/shoebox.html
index 110978e30..52d2eae8f 100644
--- a/dev/shoebox/shoebox.html
+++ b/dev/shoebox/shoebox.html
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ <h1>Shoebox</h1>
             tracks: [
                 {
                     "url": "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2tv6vnqqlfy6kxzahshwc/pseudobulk_14.bed?rlkey=ytrotr3v197k26pe2dettfgsr&dl=0",
-                    "name": "pseudobulk 14",
-                    "type": "shoebox",
-                    "format": "shoebox"
+                  //  "name": "pseudobulk 14",
+                  //  "type": "shoebox",
+                  //  "format": "shoebox"
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Homo sapiens HepG2 H3K4me3 ",
diff --git a/js/shoebox/shoeboxTrack.js b/js/shoebox/shoeboxTrack.js
index 888db6589..2135cfa96 100755
--- a/js/shoebox/shoeboxTrack.js
+++ b/js/shoebox/shoeboxTrack.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class ShoeboxTrack extends TrackBase {
 
         // Create featureSource
         const configCopy = Object.assign({}, this.config)
+        configCopy.format = 'shoebox'   // bit of a hack
         this.featureSource = FeatureSource(configCopy, this.browser.genome)
     }