diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/cif/db_plugin/dbCIFReader.cc b/src/plugins/streamers/cif/db_plugin/dbCIFReader.cc
index f63d9ffb5..8ad8894f7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/cif/db_plugin/dbCIFReader.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/cif/db_plugin/dbCIFReader.cc
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ CIFReader::read_cell (db::Layout &layout, db::Cell &cell, double sf, int level)
 
         if (rx >= 0 && ry == 0) {
 
-          cell.shapes ((unsigned int) layer).insert (db::Box (sf * (x - 0.5 * w), sf * (y - 0.5 * h), sf * (x + 0.5 * w), sf * (y + 0.5 * h)));
+          cell.shapes ((unsigned int) layer).insert (db::Box (db::Point (sf * (x - 0.5 * w), sf * (y - 0.5 * h)), db::Point (sf * (x + 0.5 * w), sf * (y + 0.5 * h))));
 
         } else {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/cif/db_plugin/dbCIFWriter.cc b/src/plugins/streamers/cif/db_plugin/dbCIFWriter.cc
index 67d339867..955eb8569 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/cif/db_plugin/dbCIFWriter.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/cif/db_plugin/dbCIFWriter.cc
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ CIFWriter::write (db::Layout &layout, tl::OutputStream &stream, const db::SaveLa
           } 
 
           //  TODO: that can be done smarter ...
-          while (fabs (xa - floor (0.5 + xa)) > 1e-3 || fabs (ya - floor (0.5 + ya)) > 1e-3) {
+          for (int n = 0; n < 20 && (fabs (xa - floor (0.5 + xa)) > 1e-3 || fabs (ya - floor (0.5 + ya)) > 1e-3); ++n) {
             xa *= 2.0;
             ya *= 2.0;
           }
diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/cif/unit_tests/dbCIFReader.cc b/src/plugins/streamers/cif/unit_tests/dbCIFReader.cc
index c347525a1..e572e9e11 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/cif/unit_tests/dbCIFReader.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/cif/unit_tests/dbCIFReader.cc
@@ -194,3 +194,9 @@ TEST(rot_boxes)
 {
   run_test (_this, tl::testsrc (), "issue_305.cif", "issue_305_au.gds");
 }
+
+//  Issue #568
+TEST(rot_instances)
+{
+  run_test (_this, tl::testsrc (), "issue_568.cif", "issue_568_au.gds");
+}
diff --git a/testdata/cif/issue_568.cif b/testdata/cif/issue_568.cif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6625b0586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/cif/issue_568.cif
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+(CIF generated by the cifwrite library);
+DS2 1 10;
+9 test_cell2;
+L L1D0;
+B 1000 1000 500,500;
+DF;
+DS3 1 10;
+9 test_encore;
+L L1D0;
+DF;
+DS1 1 10;
+9 test_top_cell;
+L L1D0;
+C3 R100000,0 T0,0;
+C2 R1048576,105207 T0,0;
+DF;
+E
diff --git a/testdata/cif/issue_568_au.gds b/testdata/cif/issue_568_au.gds
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbca7d584
Binary files /dev/null and b/testdata/cif/issue_568_au.gds differ