diff --git a/lib/acfwpcli/field_group.php b/lib/acfwpcli/field_group.php
index 88bf2c5..69cf4c4 100644
--- a/lib/acfwpcli/field_group.php
+++ b/lib/acfwpcli/field_group.php
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ public static function to_array( $id ) {
     // extract field group ID
     acf_extract_var( $field_group, 'ID' );
 
+    //prepare field group
+    $field_group = acf_prepare_field_group_for_export($field_group);
+
     // add to field group
     $field_group['fields'] = $fields;