diff --git a/OctavePlugin/riGetActiveCellProperty.cpp b/OctavePlugin/riGetActiveCellProperty.cpp
index 573e324f12..7c2551aad4 100644
--- a/OctavePlugin/riGetActiveCellProperty.cpp
+++ b/OctavePlugin/riGetActiveCellProperty.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ DEFUN_DLD (riGetActiveCellProperty, args, nargout,
 
     // Check if we have a Requested TimeSteps
     
-    if (!(nargin > argIndices[2] && args(argIndices[2]).is_matrix_type() && !args(argIndices[2]).is_string()))
+    if (!(nargin > argIndices[2] && (args(argIndices[2]).is_matrix_type() || args(argIndices[2]).is_numeric_type()) && !args(argIndices[2]).is_string()))
     {
         argIndices[2] = -1;
         for (size_t aIdx = 3; aIdx < argIndices.size(); ++aIdx)
diff --git a/OctavePlugin/riGetGridProperty.cpp b/OctavePlugin/riGetGridProperty.cpp
index 075c36ee48..7b5db5ed40 100644
--- a/OctavePlugin/riGetGridProperty.cpp
+++ b/OctavePlugin/riGetGridProperty.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ DEFUN_DLD (riGetGridProperty, args, nargout,
 
     // Check if we have a Requested TimeSteps
 
-    if (!(nargin > argIndices[3] && args(argIndices[3]).is_matrix_type() && !args(argIndices[3]).is_string()))
+    if (!(nargin > argIndices[3] && (args(argIndices[3]).is_matrix_type() || args(argIndices[3]).is_numeric_type()) && !args(argIndices[3]).is_string()))
     {
         argIndices[3] = -1;
         for (size_t aIdx = 3; aIdx < argIndices.size(); ++aIdx)
diff --git a/OctavePlugin/riGetWellStatus.cpp b/OctavePlugin/riGetWellStatus.cpp
index 0e779dd108..6c10b23a70 100644
--- a/OctavePlugin/riGetWellStatus.cpp
+++ b/OctavePlugin/riGetWellStatus.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ DEFUN_DLD (riGetWellStatus, args, nargout,
 
     // Check if we have a Requested TimeSteps
     int lastArgumentIndex = argIndices[2] ;
-    if (!(nargin > argIndices[2] && args(argIndices[2]).is_matrix_type()))
+    if (!(nargin > argIndices[2] && (args(argIndices[2]).is_matrix_type() || args(argIndices[2]).is_numeric_type())))
     {
         argIndices[2] = -1;
     }