diff --git a/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py b/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py
index 3f328ccd4569751222c6ac17d8cd6885bf6c36b5..f9de40e29335bb030a0a0801e9fa25181b58e208 100644
--- a/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py
+++ b/src/exdf/cli/reduce.py
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ proposal_run_input_pattern = re.compile(
 
 
 def _open_input_data(path, **dc_kwargs):
+    dc_kwargs['_use_voview'] = False
+
     if not path.is_dir():
         m = proposal_run_input_pattern.match(str(path))