diff --git a/CEP/BB/BBSControl/src/BBSStep.cc b/CEP/BB/BBSControl/src/BBSStep.cc
index 997e5f94afb575ce4562fa08653bc2e5e3cf2b02..d63f66b3a860b8e931aac190f2bd8915e2e39b51 100644
--- a/CEP/BB/BBSControl/src/BBSStep.cc
+++ b/CEP/BB/BBSControl/src/BBSStep.cc
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ namespace LOFAR
 
       // If defined, get the baseline selection for this step.
       try {
-	itsBaselines.station1 = ps.getUint32Vector("Baselines.Station1");
-	itsBaselines.station2 = ps.getUint32Vector("Baselines.Station2");
+	itsBaselines.station1 = ps.getStringVector("Baselines.Station1");
+	itsBaselines.station2 = ps.getStringVector("Baselines.Station2");
       } catch (APSException&) {}
 
       // If defined, get the correlation selection (ALL, AUTO, or CROSS), and