diff --git a/Packages/vcs/Lib/template.py b/Packages/vcs/Lib/template.py
index 03b3f528f7..b0fdf45790 100644
--- a/Packages/vcs/Lib/template.py
+++ b/Packages/vcs/Lib/template.py
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ def drawTicks(self,slab,gm,x,axis,number,vp,wc,bg=0,X=None,Y=None,**kargs):
                 for t in loc.keys():
                     loc[t]=''
         if isinstance(loc,str):
-          loc = vcs.elements["list"].get(loc,{})
+          loc = copy.copy(vcs.elements["list"].get(loc,{}))
         # Make sure the label passed are not outside the world coordinates
         dw1=1.E20
         dw2=1.E20
diff --git a/testing/vcs/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/vcs/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f4204e4f0..c668c2061f 100644
--- a/testing/vcs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/vcs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -247,16 +247,21 @@ cdat_add_test(vcs_test_taylor_2_quads
   cdat_add_test(vcs_test_1d_marker_not_shown_if_xaxis_flipped
     "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}"
     ${cdat_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/vcs/test_1d_marker_not_shown_if_xaxis_flipped.py
-    ${BASELINE_DIR}/test_1d_marker_not_shown_if_xaxis_flipped.png
+    "${BASELINE_DIR}/test_1d_marker_not_shown_if_xaxis_flipped.png"
     )
 
 
   # These test actually plot things need sample data
   if (CDAT_DOWNLOAD_SAMPLE_DATA)
+    cdat_add_test(test_vcs_lon_axes_freak_out
+      "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}"
+      ${cdat_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/vcs/test_lon_axes_freak_out.py
+      "${BASELINE_DIR}/test_lon_axes_freak_out.png"
+      )
     cdat_add_test(test_vcs_isofill_mask_cell_shift
       "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}"
       ${cdat_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/vcs/test_vcs_isofill_mask_cell_shift.py
-      ${BASELINE_DIR}/test_vcs_isofill_mask_cell_shift.png
+      "${BASELINE_DIR}/test_vcs_isofill_mask_cell_shift.png"
       )
     cdat_add_test(vcs_test_bad_time_units
       "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}"
diff --git a/testing/vcs/test_lon_axes_freak_out.py b/testing/vcs/test_lon_axes_freak_out.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..754f2270a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/vcs/test_lon_axes_freak_out.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import os,sys,vcs,cdms2
+src=sys.argv[1]
+pth = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
+sys.path.append(pth)
+import checkimage
+
+
+f=cdms2.open(os.path.join(vcs.prefix,"sample_data","clt.nc"))
+s=f("clt")
+s3=f("clt",longitude=(0,360))
+
+print s.shape,s3.shape
+
+
+x=vcs.init()
+x.drawlogooff()
+x.setbgoutputdimensions(1200,1091,units="pixels")
+
+x.plot(s,bg=1)
+x.clear()
+x.plot(s3,bg=1)
+
+fnm = "test_lon_axes_freak_out.png"
+
+x.png(fnm)
+print "fnm:",fnm
+print "src:",src
+ret = checkimage.check_result_image(fnm,src,checkimage.defaultThreshold)
+sys.exit(ret)