diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3f824492b..616c18d9c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2011-06-23 Holger Vogt
+ * measure.c: another try to obtain correct vector handling
+
 2011-06-22  Robert Larice
  * src/ngsconvert.c ,
  * src/frontend/outitf.c ,
diff --git a/src/frontend/measure.c b/src/frontend/measure.c
index c6f61fcc0..fd9385e85 100644
--- a/src/frontend/measure.c
+++ b/src/frontend/measure.c
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ com_meas(wordlist *wl) {
       return;
    }
    wl_count = wl;
- 
+
    /* check each wl entry, if it contain '=' and if the following token is
-      a vector. If yes, replace this vector by its value */
+      a single valued vector. If yes, replace this vector by its value.
+      Vectors may stem from other meas commands, or be generated elsewhere 
+      within the .control .endc script. All other right hand side vectors are
+      treated in com_measure2.c. */
    wl_index = wl;
 
    while ( wl_index) {
@@ -79,7 +82,9 @@ com_meas(wordlist *wl) {
             if (err) {         
                /* check if vec_found is a valid vector */	
                d = vec_get(vec_found);
-               if (d) {
+               /* Only if we have a single valued vector, replacing
+               of the rigt hand side does make sense */
+               if (d && (d->v_length == 1) && (d->v_numdims == 1)) {
                   /* get its value */
                   sprintf(newval, "%e", d->v_realdata[0]);
                   tfree(vec_found);
@@ -95,7 +100,9 @@ com_meas(wordlist *wl) {
             INPevaluate( &vec_found, &err, 1 );
             if (err) {
                d = vec_get(vec_found);
-               if (d) {
+               /* Only if we have a single valued vector, replacing
+               of the rigt hand side does make sense */
+               if (d && (d->v_length == 1) && (d->v_numdims == 1)) {
                   *equal_ptr = '\0';
                   sprintf(newval, "%s=%e", token, d->v_realdata[0]);
 //               memory leak with first part of vec_found ?