Index: wflow-py/wflow/wflow_bmi.py
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diff -u -rf3fc3a28764715360aa98992bc4026f910cc8d3b -r7a1b4459699193da5494716e8af474d62e866ec9
--- wflow-py/wflow/wflow_bmi.py	(.../wflow_bmi.py)	(revision f3fc3a28764715360aa98992bc4026f910cc8d3b)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wflow_bmi.py	(.../wflow_bmi.py)	(revision 7a1b4459699193da5494716e8af474d62e866ec9)
@@ -600,8 +600,15 @@
         :var long_var_name: name of the variable
         :return: a np array of long_var_name
         """
-        return np.flipud(self.dynModel.wf_supplyMapAsNumpy(long_var_name))
 
+        ret = self.dynModel.wf_supplyMapAsNumpy(long_var_name)
+
+        try:
+            fret = np.flipud(ret)
+            return fret
+        except:
+            return ret
+
     def get_value_at_indices(self, long_var_name, inds):
         """
         Get a numpy array of the values at the given indices