diff --git a/storage/csv.go b/storage/csv.go
index 7265a001..e89ad6b1 100644
--- a/storage/csv.go
+++ b/storage/csv.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/csv"
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+
 	"github.com/tomwright/dasel/v2"
 	"github.com/tomwright/dasel/v2/dencoding"
 	"github.com/tomwright/dasel/v2/util"
-	"sort"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ func (p *CSVParser) ToBytes(value dasel.Value, options ...ReadWriteOption) ([]by
 		}
 	}
 
-	return append(buffer.Bytes()), nil
+	return buffer.Bytes(), nil
 }
 
 func (p *CSVParser) toBytesHandleDoc(writer *csv.Writer, doc *CSVDocument) error {