diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_vars.py b/python/helpers/pydev/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_vars.py
index c4907f6ea89f..b258f28134a1 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_vars.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/_pydevd_bundle/pydevd_vars.py
@@ -630,20 +630,11 @@ def array_to_meta_xml(array, name, format):
         # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16837946/numpy-a-2-rows-1-column-file-loadtxt-returns-1row-2-columns
         # explanation: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15165170/how-do-i-maintain-row-column-orientation-of-vectors-in-numpy?rq=1
         # we use kind of a hack - get information about memory from C_CONTIGUOUS
-        is_row = array.flags['C_CONTIGUOUS']
-
-        if is_row:
-            rows = 1
-            cols = len(array)
-            if cols < len(array):
-                reslice = '[0:%s]' % (cols)
-            array = array[0:cols]
-        else:
-            cols = 1
-            rows = len(array)
-            if rows < len(array):
-                reslice = '[0:%s]' % (rows)
-            array = array[0:rows]
+        cols = 1
+        rows = len(array)
+        if rows < len(array):
+            reslice = '[0:%s]' % (rows)
+        array = array[0:rows]
     elif l == 2:
         rows = array.shape[-2]
         cols = array.shape[-1]
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/debug/PythonDataViewerTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/debug/PythonDataViewerTest.java
index 5032e72602f1..997643c55084 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/debug/PythonDataViewerTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/debug/PythonDataViewerTest.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class PythonDataViewerTest extends PyEnvTestCase {
     runPythonTest(new PyDataFrameDebuggerTask("/debug", "test_sci_data_with_complex_numbers.py", Collections.singleton(2)) {
       @Override
       public void testing() throws Exception {
-        doTest("arr", 1, 10, chunk -> {
+        doTest("arr", 10, 1, chunk -> {
           assertEquals("(9.000000000000001e-09+1.8000000000000002e-08j)",  chunk.getMax());
           assertEquals("0j", chunk.getMin());
         });