diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 70898614..629c31d8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Release date: UNRELEASED
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
-* ...
+* Fixed a crash when reading SVG with simplify active (via the `read --simplify` command or the read APIs with `simplify=True`) (thanks to @nataquinones) (#732)
 
 
 ## 1.14
diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index 4fa7fe13..25cc2f9e 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class Command:
     Command("circle 0 0 1"),
     Command("ellipse 0 0 2 4"),
     Command(f"read '{EXAMPLE_SVG}'", preserves_metadata=False),
+    Command(f"read -s '{EXAMPLE_SVG}'", preserves_metadata=False),
     Command(f"read -m '{EXAMPLE_SVG}'", preserves_metadata=False),
     Command(f"read -a stroke '{EXAMPLE_SVG}'", preserves_metadata=False),
     Command("write -f svg -"),
diff --git a/vpype/io.py b/vpype/io.py
index 7bf0e97e..d1e3ded1 100644
--- a/vpype/io.py
+++ b/vpype/io.py
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ def _process_path(path):
                 line = seg.npoint(np.linspace(0, 1, step))
 
                 if simplify:
-                    line = np.array(LineString(line).simplify(tolerance=quantization))
+                    line = LineString(line).simplify(tolerance=quantization)
+                    line = np.array(line.coords, dtype=float)
 
                 line = line.view(dtype=complex).reshape(len(line))