diff --git a/R/collapse_misc.R b/R/collapse_misc.R
index 51073353..cc0df608 100644
--- a/R/collapse_misc.R
+++ b/R/collapse_misc.R
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ as_matrix <- function(x){
 #'
 select_cols <- function(data, col_names){
 
- collapse::get_vars(data, vars = col_names, return = 'data')
+ collapse::fselect(data, as.character(col_names), return = 'data')
 
 }