diff --git a/src/backends/gr.jl b/src/backends/gr.jl
index 7e758548..bb65248b 100644
--- a/src/backends/gr.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gr.jl
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ end
 
 function gr_clims(args...)
     if args[1][:clims] != :auto
-        return args[1][:clims]
+        return get_clims(args[1])
     end
     lo, hi = get_clims(args...)
     if lo == hi
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index 85e40fb6..ebb48f29 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ for comp in (:line, :fill, :marker)
             end
         end
 
-        $get_compcolor(series, clims, i::Int = 1) =
+        $get_compcolor(series, clims::Tuple{<:Number, <:Number}, i::Int = 1) =
             $get_compcolor(series, clims[1], clims[2], i)
 
         function $get_compcolor(series, i::Int = 1)