diff --git a/saqc/core/core.py b/saqc/core/core.py
index 4abe87065cb28cc49b0551d68469b1b022c82862..bbed1b54ed7269796e661cef9ede39dd23a613a8 100644
--- a/saqc/core/core.py
+++ b/saqc/core/core.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class SaQC(FuncModules):
 
     @property
     def flags(self) -> Accessor:
-        return Accessor(self.evaluate()._flags)
+        return Accessor(self._translator.backward(self.evaluate()._flags))
 
     def readConfig(self, fname):
         from saqc.core.reader import readConfig