diff --git a/gempakio/decode.py b/gempakio/decode.py
index bdf60cb..31c90f5 100644
--- a/gempakio/decode.py
+++ b/gempakio/decode.py
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ def _merge_sounding(self, parts):
                     first_sig_p = abs(parts['PPBB']['PRES'][0])
                     if (first_man_p == self.prod_desc.missing_float
                        or np.isclose(first_man_p, first_sig_p)):
-                        merged['DRCT'][0] = abs(parts['PPBB']['PRES'][0])
+                        merged['PRES'][0] = abs(parts['PPBB']['PRES'][0])
                         merged['DRCT'][0] = parts['PPBB']['DRCT'][0]
                         merged['SPED'][0] = parts['PPBB']['SPED'][0]
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b9be94f..9256b59 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 NAME = 'gempakio'
-VERSION = '0.5'
+VERSION = '0.6'
 DESCR = 'Read GEMPAK data with pure Python.'
 URL = 'https://github.com/nawendt/gempakio'
 REQUIRES = ['pyproj', 'xarray']