diff --git a/calma/CalmaRdcl.c b/calma/CalmaRdcl.c
index b036bd26..15cc4531 100644
--- a/calma/CalmaRdcl.c
+++ b/calma/CalmaRdcl.c
@@ -994,12 +994,39 @@ calmaElementSref(
      * and place the cell in the magic database.  However, if this is
      * a cell to be flattened a la "gds flatten", then we keep the GDS
      * coordinates, and don't scale to the magic database.
+     *
+     * NOTE:  Scaling everything in the middle or reading array data
+     * and then retroactively adjusting the array data read earlier
+     * is problematic, and probably incorrect.
      */
 
     for (n = 0; n < nref; n++)
     {
 	savescale = cifCurReadStyle->crs_scaleFactor;
-	calmaReadPoint(&refarray[n], 1);
+
+	/* If there is only one column, then X data in the 2nd or 3rd
+	 * entry is irrelevant.  If there is only one row, then Y data
+	 * in the 2nd or 3rd entry is irrelevant.  Prevent issues caused
+	 * by incorrect/uninitialized data in these positions by ignoring
+	 * them as needed.
+	 */
+	if ((n > 0) && (rows == 1))
+	{
+	    calmaReadX(&refarray[n], 1);
+	    calmaSkipBytes(4);
+	    refarray[n].p_y = 0;
+	}
+	else if ((n > 0) && (cols == 1))
+	{
+	    calmaSkipBytes(4);
+	    calmaReadY(&refarray[n], 1);
+	    refarray[n].p_x = 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    calmaReadPoint(&refarray[n], 1);
+	}
+
 	refunscaled[n] = refarray[n];	// Save for CDFLATGDS cells
 	refarray[n].p_x = CIFScaleCoord(refarray[n].p_x, COORD_EXACT);
 	if (savescale != cifCurReadStyle->crs_scaleFactor)
diff --git a/calma/CalmaRdpt.c b/calma/CalmaRdpt.c
index ef0cf396..767b2a90 100644
--- a/calma/CalmaRdpt.c
+++ b/calma/CalmaRdpt.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ calmaInputRescale(
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
+ * calmaReadX ---
+ * calmaReadY ---
  * calmaReadPoint ---
  *
  * Read a point from the input.
@@ -132,11 +134,17 @@ calmaInputRescale(
  *	encountered, then everything in the GDS planes is rescaled
  *	to match.
  *
+ * Notes:
+ *	This routine has been split into individual X and Y reads so that
+ *	array data can be read while ignoring offset information when there
+ *	is only one row or column;  otherwise, bad or uninitialized data
+ *	in the record can cause unnecessary and incorrect scaling.
+ *
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
 void
-calmaReadPoint(
+calmaReadX(
     Point *p,
     int iscale)
 {
@@ -163,6 +171,15 @@ calmaReadPoint(
 	}
     }
     p->p_x /= calmaReadScale2;
+}
+
+
+void
+calmaReadY(
+    Point *p,
+    int iscale)
+{
+    int rescale;
 
     READI4((p)->p_y);
     p->p_y *= (calmaReadScale1 * iscale);
@@ -188,6 +205,15 @@ calmaReadPoint(
     p->p_y /= calmaReadScale2;
 }
 
+void
+calmaReadPoint(
+    Point *p,
+    int iscale)
+{
+    calmaReadX(p, iscale);
+    calmaReadY(p, iscale);
+}
+
 
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/calma/calma.h b/calma/calma.h
index f745e1d6..394323a9 100644
--- a/calma/calma.h
+++ b/calma/calma.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ extern int calmaProcessDefZ(CellDef *def, gzFile outf, bool do_library);
 #endif
 extern bool calmaReadI2Record(int type, int *pvalue);
 extern bool calmaReadI4Record(int type, int *pvalue);
+extern void calmaReadX(Point *p, int iscale);
+extern void calmaReadY(Point *p, int iscale);
 extern void calmaReadPoint(Point *p, int iscale);
 extern bool calmaReadR8(double *pd);
 extern bool calmaReadStampRecord(int type, int *stampptr);