diff --git a/src/lksearch/MASTSearch.py b/src/lksearch/MASTSearch.py
index f9f5891..dce8df6 100644
--- a/src/lksearch/MASTSearch.py
+++ b/src/lksearch/MASTSearch.py
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def _parse_input(self, search_input: Union[str, tuple[float], SkyCoord]):
 
         elif isinstance(search_input, tuple):
             self.target_search_string = f"{search_input[0]}, {search_input[1]}"
-            self.SkyCoord = SkyCoord(search_input, frame="icrs", unit="deg")
+            self.SkyCoord = SkyCoord(*search_input, frame="icrs", unit="deg")
 
         elif isinstance(search_input, str):
             self.target_search_string = search_input