diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c b/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c
index 93b00bf15..5c86678f7 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c
@@ -843,17 +843,15 @@ long dbGet(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
         return S_db_badDbrtype;
     }
 
-    /* For array field, the rset function
+    /* For SPC_DBADDR fields, the rset function
      * get_array_info() is allowed to modify
      * paddr->pfield.  So we store the original
      * value and restore it later.
      */
     pfieldsave = paddr->pfield;
 
-    /* check for array */
-    if ((!pfl || pfl->type == dbfl_type_rec) &&
-        paddr->pfldDes->special == SPC_DBADDR &&
-        no_elements > 1 &&
+    /* Update field info */
+    if (paddr->pfldDes->special == SPC_DBADDR &&
         (prset = dbGetRset(paddr)) &&
         prset->get_array_info) {
         status = prset->get_array_info(paddr, &no_elements, &offset);
@@ -1179,7 +1177,9 @@ long dbPut(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
     long no_elements  = paddr->no_elements;
     long special      = paddr->special;
     void *pfieldsave  = paddr->pfield;
+    struct rset *prset = dbGetRset(paddr);
     long status = 0;
+    long offset;
     dbFldDes *pfldDes;
     int isValueField;
 
@@ -1203,31 +1203,32 @@ long dbPut(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
         if (status) return status;
     }
 
+    if (paddr->pfldDes->special == SPC_DBADDR &&
+        prset && prset->get_array_info) {
+        long dummy;
+
+        status = prset->get_array_info(paddr, &dummy, &offset);
+        /* paddr->pfield may be modified */
+        if (status) goto done;
+    } else
+        offset = 0;
+
     if (no_elements <= 1) {
         status = dbFastPutConvertRoutine[dbrType][field_type](pbuffer,
             paddr->pfield, paddr);
+        nRequest = 1;
     } else {
-        struct rset *prset = dbGetRset(paddr);
-        long offset = 0;
+        if (no_elements < nRequest)
+            nRequest = no_elements;
+        status = dbPutConvertRoutine[dbrType][field_type](paddr, pbuffer,
+            nRequest, no_elements, offset);
+    }
+    if (status) goto done;
 
-        if (paddr->pfldDes->special == SPC_DBADDR &&
-            prset && prset->get_array_info) {
-            long dummy;
-
-            status = prset->get_array_info(paddr, &dummy, &offset);
-            /* paddr->pfield may be modified */
-        }
-        if (no_elements < nRequest) nRequest = no_elements;
-        if (!status)
-            status = dbPutConvertRoutine[dbrType][field_type](paddr, pbuffer,
-                nRequest, no_elements, offset);
-
-        /* update array info */
-        if (!status &&
-            paddr->pfldDes->special == SPC_DBADDR &&
-            prset && prset->put_array_info) {
-            status = prset->put_array_info(paddr, nRequest);
-        }
+    /* update array info */
+    if (paddr->pfldDes->special == SPC_DBADDR &&
+        prset && prset->put_array_info) {
+        status = prset->put_array_info(paddr, nRequest);
     }
     if (status) goto done;
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
index d5fb0508a..ae8181cbb 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ void dbChannelMakeArrayCopy(void *pvt, db_field_log *pfl, dbChannel *chan)
     void *p;
     struct dbCommon *prec = dbChannelRecord(chan);
 
-    if (!pfl->type == dbfl_type_rec) return;
+    if (pfl->type != dbfl_type_rec) return;
 
     pfl->type = dbfl_type_ref;
     pfl->stat = prec->stat;
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c b/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c
index ec29bc989..ce8f553b0 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbEvent.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "dbFldTypes.h"
 #include "dbLock.h"
 #include "link.h"
+#include "special.h"
 
 #define EVENTSPERQUE    32
 #define EVENTENTRIES    4      /* the number of que entries for each event */
@@ -452,7 +453,8 @@ dbEventSubscription db_add_event (
      * communication (for other types they get whatever happens to be
      * there upon wakeup)
      */
-    if( dbChannelElements(chan) == 1 &&
+    if (dbChannelElements(chan) == 1 &&
+        dbChannelSpecial(chan) != SPC_DBADDR &&
         dbChannelFieldSize(chan) <= sizeof(union native_value)) {
         pevent->useValque = TRUE;
     }
@@ -824,7 +826,7 @@ unsigned int    caEventMask
 
         /*
          * Only send event msg if they are waiting on the field which
-         * changed or pval==NULL and waiting on alarms and alarms changed
+         * changed or pval==NULL, and are waiting on matching event
          */
         if ( (dbChannelField(pevent->chan) == (void *)pField || pField==NULL) &&
             (caEventMask & pevent->select)) {