diff --git a/pyntcloud/io/ply.py b/pyntcloud/io/ply.py
index 6deda6e..b0b42e7 100644
--- a/pyntcloud/io/ply.py
+++ b/pyntcloud/io/ply.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def read_ply(filename, allow_bool=False):
             data["points"][col] = data["points"][col].astype(
                 dtypes["vertex"][n][1])
 
-        if mesh_size :
+        if mesh_size:
             top = count + points_size
 
             names = np.array([x[0] for x in dtypes["face"]])
@@ -255,9 +255,6 @@ def describe_element(name, df):
         element.append("property list uchar int vertex_indices")
 
     else:
-        for i in range(len(df.columns)):
-            # get first letter of dtype to infer format
-            f = property_formats[str(df.dtypes[i])[0]]
-            element.append('property ' + f + ' ' + df.columns.values[i])
+        element += [f'property {property_formats[str(datatype)[0]]} {name}' for name, datatype in df.dtypes.items()]
 
     return element