diff --git a/src/post_process/m_data_output.fpp b/src/post_process/m_data_output.fpp
index 0ac093288f..94d02196a7 100644
--- a/src/post_process/m_data_output.fpp
+++ b/src/post_process/m_data_output.fpp
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ contains
 
             if (p > 0) then
                 err = DBMKOPTLIST(2, optlist)
-                err = DBADDIOPT(optlist, DBOPT_LO_OFFSET, lo_offset)
-                err = DBADDIOPT(optlist, DBOPT_HI_OFFSET, hi_offset)
+                err = DBADDIAOPT(optlist, DBOPT_LO_OFFSET, size(lo_offset), lo_offset)
+                err = DBADDIAOPT(optlist, DBOPT_HI_OFFSET, size(hi_offset), hi_offset)
                 if (grid_geometry == 3) then
                     err = DBPUTQM(dbfile, 'rectilinear_grid', 16, 'x', 1, 'y', 1, 'z', 1, y_cb, z_cb, x_cb, dims, 3, DB_DOUBLE, &
                                   & DB_COLLINEAR, optlist, ierr)
@@ -501,15 +501,15 @@ contains
                 err = DBFREEOPTLIST(optlist)
             else if (n > 0) then
                 err = DBMKOPTLIST(2, optlist)
-                err = DBADDIOPT(optlist, DBOPT_LO_OFFSET, lo_offset)
-                err = DBADDIOPT(optlist, DBOPT_HI_OFFSET, hi_offset)
+                err = DBADDIAOPT(optlist, DBOPT_LO_OFFSET, size(lo_offset), lo_offset)
+                err = DBADDIAOPT(optlist, DBOPT_HI_OFFSET, size(hi_offset), hi_offset)
                 err = DBPUTQM(dbfile, 'rectilinear_grid', 16, 'x', 1, 'y', 1, 'z', 1, x_cb, y_cb, DB_F77NULL, dims, 2, DB_DOUBLE, &
                               & DB_COLLINEAR, optlist, ierr)
                 err = DBFREEOPTLIST(optlist)
             else
                 err = DBMKOPTLIST(2, optlist)
-                err = DBADDIOPT(optlist, DBOPT_LO_OFFSET, lo_offset)
-                err = DBADDIOPT(optlist, DBOPT_HI_OFFSET, hi_offset)
+                err = DBADDIAOPT(optlist, DBOPT_LO_OFFSET, size(lo_offset), lo_offset)
+                err = DBADDIAOPT(optlist, DBOPT_HI_OFFSET, size(hi_offset), hi_offset)
                 err = DBPUTQM(dbfile, 'rectilinear_grid', 16, 'x', 1, 'y', 1, 'z', 1, x_cb, DB_F77NULL, DB_F77NULL, dims, 1, &
                               & DB_DOUBLE, DB_COLLINEAR, optlist, ierr)
                 err = DBFREEOPTLIST(optlist)