diff --git a/Lib/axis.py b/Lib/axis.py
index 70625b77..ce4c3c9a 100644
--- a/Lib/axis.py
+++ b/Lib/axis.py
@@ -1465,12 +1465,12 @@ def genGenericBounds(self, width=1.0):
             bnds = numpy.array([self[0]-delta,self[0]+delta])
 
         # Transform to (n,2) array
-        retbnds = numpy.zeros((len(ar),2),numpy.float64)
-        retbnds[:,0] = bnds[:-1]
-        retbnds[:,1] = bnds[1:]
+        retbnds = numpy.zeros((ar.shape+(2,)),numpy.float64)
+        retbnds[...,0] = bnds[:-1]
+        retbnds[...,1] = bnds[1:]
         # To avoid floating point error on bound limits
 
-        if( self.isLongitude() and hasattr(self, 'units') and (self.units.find('degree') != -1)):
+        if(self.isLongitude() and hasattr(self, 'units') and (self.units.find('degree') != -1) and len(retbnds.shape)==2):
              # Make sure we have close to 360 degree interval
              if( abs(abs(retbnds[-1,1] - retbnds[0,0]) -360) < (numpy.minimum(0.01, abs(retbnds[0,1] - retbnds[0,0])*0.1))):
                  # Now check wether either bound is near an interger value;
@@ -1493,8 +1493,8 @@ def genGenericBounds(self, width=1.0):
                   
         if( (self.isLatitude() and getAutoBounds()) or 
             (self.isLatitude() and hasattr(self, 'units') and (self.units.find('degree') != -1))): 
-            retbnds[0,:] = numpy.maximum(-90.0, numpy.minimum(90.0,retbnds[0,:]))
-            retbnds[-1,:] = numpy.maximum(-90.0, numpy.minimum(90.0,retbnds[-1,:]))
+            retbnds[0,...] = numpy.maximum(-90.0, numpy.minimum(90.0,retbnds[0,...]))
+            retbnds[-1,...] = numpy.maximum(-90.0, numpy.minimum(90.0,retbnds[-1,...]))
 
         return retbnds
 
diff --git a/tests/test_gen_grid.py b/tests/test_gen_grid.py
index 0808a47d..13fdf441 100644
--- a/tests/test_gen_grid.py
+++ b/tests/test_gen_grid.py
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@
 
 
 class TestGenericGrids(basetest.CDMSBaseTest):
+    def testGenGrids2(self):
+        latb = [ 62.47686472,  69.70600048]
+        lonb = [ 102.87075526,  105.51598035]
+        fn = self.getDataFile('sampleCurveGrid4.nc')
+        s=fn("sample")
+        g=s.getGrid()
+        lat=g.getLatitude()
+        lon=g.getLongitude()
+        g2=cdms2.createGenericGrid(lat, lon)
+        datalat = g2.getLatitude().getBounds()[22,25]
+        datalon = g2.getLongitude().getBounds()[22,25]
+        self.assertTrue(numpy.ma.allclose(datalat, latb))
+        self.assertTrue(numpy.ma.allclose(datalon, lonb))
+
     def testGenGrids(self):
 
         datb = numpy.array([ 693., 694.,])