diff --git a/OctavePlugin/riGetActiveCellInfo.cpp b/OctavePlugin/riGetActiveCellInfo.cpp
index 65deb8bb78..1c9c8311cb 100644
--- a/OctavePlugin/riGetActiveCellInfo.cpp
+++ b/OctavePlugin/riGetActiveCellInfo.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void getActiveCellInfo(int32NDArray& activeCellInfo, const QString &hostName, qu
 
     activeCellCount = byteCount / sizeof(qint32);
 
-    dim_vector dv (2);
+    dim_vector dv (2, 1);
     dv(0) = activeCellCount;
     dv(1) = timestepCount;
     activeCellInfo.resize(dv);
diff --git a/OctavePlugin/riGetMainGridDimensions.cpp b/OctavePlugin/riGetMainGridDimensions.cpp
index c3664be866..c6690921cb 100644
--- a/OctavePlugin/riGetMainGridDimensions.cpp
+++ b/OctavePlugin/riGetMainGridDimensions.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void getMainGridDimensions(int32NDArray& gridDimensions, const QString &hostName
     socketStream >> jCount;
     socketStream >> kCount;
 
-    dim_vector dv (1);
+    dim_vector dv (1, 1);
     dv(0) = 3;
 
     gridDimensions.resize(dv);