diff --git a/source/adios2/helper/adiosType.h b/source/adios2/helper/adiosType.h
index 24f360d524..319c1a1d0f 100644
--- a/source/adios2/helper/adiosType.h
+++ b/source/adios2/helper/adiosType.h
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ class DimsArray : public CoreDims
     {
         std::copy(d1.begin(), d1.end(), &Dimensions[0]);
     }
+
+    DimsArray(const DimsArray &d1) : CoreDims(d1.size(), &Dimensions[0])
+    {
+        std::copy(d1.begin(), d1.end(), &Dimensions[0]);
+    }
+
+    DimsArray(const size_t count, const DimsArray &d1) : CoreDims(count, &Dimensions[0])
+    {
+        std::copy(d1.begin(), d1.end(), &Dimensions[0]);
+    }
 };
 
 /**