diff --git a/lib/damask/asciitable.py b/lib/damask/asciitable.py
index 3509a5284..d3a7ad693 100644
--- a/lib/damask/asciitable.py
+++ b/lib/damask/asciitable.py
@@ -600,8 +600,11 @@ class ASCIItable():
     while i < N and self.data_read():
       items = self.data
       if len(items) > 2:
-        if   items[1].lower() == 'of': items = np.ones(datatype(items[0]))*datatype(items[2])
-        elif items[1].lower() == 'to': items = np.arange(datatype(items[0]),1+datatype(items[2]))
+        if   items[1].lower() == 'of':
+          items = np.ones(datatype(items[0]))*datatype(items[2])
+        elif items[1].lower() == 'to': 
+          items = np.linspace(datatype(items[0]),datatype(items[2]),
+                              abs(datatype(items[2])-datatype(items[0]))+1,dtype=int)
         else:                          items = list(map(datatype,items))
       else:                            items = list(map(datatype,items))
 
diff --git a/processing/pre/geom_pack.py b/processing/pre/geom_pack.py
index bf528a052..286abd180 100755
--- a/processing/pre/geom_pack.py
+++ b/processing/pre/geom_pack.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ for name in filenames:
     else:                            items = map(int,items)
 
     for current in items:
-      if current == former+1 and start+reps == former+1:   
+      if abs(current - former) == 1 and abs(start-former) == reps - 1:
         compressType = 'to'
         reps += 1
       elif current == former and start == former: