diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.cpp
index 5ae8e275d..126f5d7f4 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.cpp
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ namespace Opm {
                 if (enabledTypes & DoubleProperties) {
                     std::shared_ptr<GridProperty<double> > property = m_doubleGridProperties->getKeyword( field );
 
-                    double siShiftValue = shiftValue * getSIScaling(property->getKeywordInfo().getDimensionString());
+                    double siShiftValue = shiftValue * getSIScaling(property->getDimensionString());
                     property->add(siShiftValue , boxManager.getActiveBox() );
                 }
             } else if (!m_intGridProperties->supportsKeyword(field) &&
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperty.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperty.cpp
index be2bd1647..e6ba85522 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperty.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperty.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ bool GridProperty<double>::containsNaN( ) const {
     }
     return return_value;
 }
+
+template<>
+const std::string& GridProperty<int>::getDimensionString() const {
+    throw std::logic_error("Only <double> grid properties have dimension");
+}
+
+template<>
+const std::string& GridProperty<double>::getDimensionString() const {
+    return m_kwInfo.getDimensionString();
+}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperty.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperty.hpp
index 293dbb829..6d6b737f2 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperty.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperty.hpp
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ public:
 
     bool containsNaN() const;
 
+    const std::string& getDimensionString() const;
+
     void multiplyWith(const GridProperty<T>& other) {
         if ((m_nx == other.m_nx) && (m_ny == other.m_ny) && (m_nz == other.m_nz)) {
             for (size_t g=0; g < m_data.size(); g++)
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ public:
         return m_data;
     }
 
-    
+
     void maskedSet(T value, const std::vector<bool>& mask) {
         for (size_t g = 0; g < getCartesianSize(); g++) {
             if (mask[g])
@@ -373,8 +375,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 
-
-
 private:
     Opm::DeckItemConstPtr getDeckItem(Opm::DeckKeywordConstPtr deckKeyword) {
         if (deckKeyword->size() != 1)