diff --git a/src/frontend/com_measure2.c b/src/frontend/com_measure2.c
index 36e0a271b..67ad7af8a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/com_measure2.c
+++ b/src/frontend/com_measure2.c
@@ -1247,6 +1247,13 @@ static int measure_parse_find (
    meas->m_to = 0.0e0;
    meas->m_at = 1e99;
 
+   /* for DC, set new outer limits for 'from' and 'to'
+      because 0.0e0 may be valid inside of range */
+   if (cieq("dc", meas->m_analysis)) {
+      meas->m_to = 1.0e99;
+      meas->m_from = -1.0e99;
+   }
+
    pCnt =0;
    while(wl != wlBreak) {
       p = wl->wl_word;
@@ -1314,6 +1321,14 @@ static int measure_parse_when (
    meas->m_to = 0.0e0;
    meas->m_at = 1e99;
 
+
+   /* for DC, set new outer limits for 'from' and 'to'
+      because 0.0e0 may be valid inside of range */
+   if (cieq("dc", meas->m_analysis)) {
+      meas->m_to = 1.0e99;
+      meas->m_from = -1.0e99;
+   }
+
    pCnt =0;
    while (wl) {
       p= wl->wl_word;
@@ -1378,23 +1393,30 @@ static int measure_parse_trigtarg (
    meas->m_to = 0.0e0;
    meas->m_at = 1e99;
 
+   /* for DC, set new outer limits for 'from' and 'to'
+      because 0.0e0 may be valid inside of range */
+   if (cieq("dc", meas->m_analysis)) {
+      meas->m_to = 1.0e99;
+      meas->m_from = -1.0e99;
+   }
+
    pcnt =0;
-      while (words != wlTarg) {
-         p = words->wl_word;
 
-         if ((pcnt == 0) && !ciprefix("at", p)) {
-            meas->m_vec= cp_unquote(words->wl_word);
-            /* correct for vectors like vm, vp etc. */
-            if (cieq("ac", meas->m_analysis) || cieq("sp", meas->m_analysis))
-               correct_vec(meas);
-         } else if (ciprefix("at", p)) {
-            if (measure_parse_stdParams(meas, words, wlTarg, errbuf) == 0)
-               return 0;
-         } else {
-            if (measure_parse_stdParams(meas, words, wlTarg, errbuf) == 0)
-               return 0;
+   while (words != wlTarg) {
+      p = words->wl_word;
+
+      if ((pcnt == 0) && !ciprefix("at", p)) {
+         meas->m_vec= cp_unquote(words->wl_word);
+         /* correct for vectors like vm, vp etc. */
+         if (cieq("ac", meas->m_analysis) || cieq("sp", meas->m_analysis))
+            correct_vec(meas);
+      } else if (ciprefix("at", p)) {
+         if (measure_parse_stdParams(meas, words, wlTarg, errbuf) == 0)
+            return 0;
+      } else {
+         if (measure_parse_stdParams(meas, words, wlTarg, errbuf) == 0)
+            return 0;
          break;
-
       }
 
       words = words->wl_next;
diff --git a/src/frontend/measure.c b/src/frontend/measure.c
index ffe88e022..e48a4b3c2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/measure.c
+++ b/src/frontend/measure.c
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ do_measure(
             if( fail ) {
                 measure_valid[idx++] = FALSE;
                 measures_passed = FALSE;
-                fprintf(stdout, " %s failed!\n\n", meas_card->li_line);
+                if (!chk_only)
+                    fprintf(stderr, " %s failed!\n\n", meas_card->li_line);
             } else {
                 if(!(just_chk_meas)) {
                     nupa_add_param( resname, result );