diff --git a/src/nrncvode/netcvode.cpp b/src/nrncvode/netcvode.cpp
index 4a39a67b14..ae39da549b 100644
--- a/src/nrncvode/netcvode.cpp
+++ b/src/nrncvode/netcvode.cpp
@@ -3065,7 +3065,7 @@ void PreSyn::deliver(double tt, NetCvode* ns, NrnThread* nt) {
             Cvode* cv = (Cvode*) q->data_;
             if (tt < cv->t_) {
                 if (int err = cv->handle_step(nrn_ensure_model_data_are_sorted(), ns, tt);
-                        err != NVI_SUCCESS) {
+                    err != NVI_SUCCESS) {
                     Printf("warning: cv->handle_step failed with error %d", err);
                 }
                 ns->p[i].tq_->move_least(cv->t_);
@@ -6099,10 +6099,11 @@ void PlayRecord::pr() {
     Printf("PlayRecord\n");
 }
 
-TvecRecord::TvecRecord(Section* sec, IvocVect* t, Object* ppobj)
-    : PlayRecord(sec->pnode[0]->v_handle(), ppobj) {
+TvecRecord::TvecRecord(Section* sec, IvocVect* tvec, Object* ppobj)
+    : PlayRecord(sec ? sec->pnode[0]->v_handle() : neuron::container::data_handle<double>{&t},
+                 ppobj) {
     // printf("TvecRecord\n");
-    t_ = t;
+    t_ = tvec;
     ObjObservable::Attach(t_->obj_, this);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nrniv/vrecord.cpp b/src/nrniv/vrecord.cpp
index 131595070c..0d4f0a4129 100644
--- a/src/nrniv/vrecord.cpp
+++ b/src/nrniv/vrecord.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ void nrn_vecsim_add(void* v, bool record) {
     if (hoc_is_object_arg(1)) {
         iarg = 1;
         ppobj = *hoc_objgetarg(1);
-        if (!ppobj || ppobj->ctemplate->is_point_ <= 0 ||
-            nrn_is_artificial_[ob2pntproc(ppobj)->prop->_type]) {
-            hoc_execerror("Optional first arg is not a POINT_PROCESS", 0);
+        if (!ppobj || (ppobj->ctemplate->is_point_ <= 0 &&
+                       !nrn_is_artificial_[ob2pntproc(ppobj)->prop->_type])) {
+            hoc_execerror("Optional first arg is not a POINT_PROCESS or ARTIFICIAL_CELL", 0);
         }
     }
     neuron::container::data_handle<double> dh{};
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ void nrn_vecsim_add(void* v, bool record) {
         } else if (ddt > 0.) {
             new VecRecordDt(std::move(dh), yvec, ddt, ppobj);
         } else if (static_cast<double const*>(dh) == &t) {
-            new TvecRecord(chk_access(), yvec, ppobj);
+            // ppobj takes priority
+            new TvecRecord((!ppobj) ? chk_access() : nullptr, yvec, ppobj);
         } else {
             new YvecRecord(std::move(dh), yvec, ppobj);
         }
diff --git a/test/hoctests/rand_art.mod b/test/hoctests/rand_art.mod
index bdeac87022..fc76b739af 100644
--- a/test/hoctests/rand_art.mod
+++ b/test/hoctests/rand_art.mod
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ INITIAL {
     random_setseq(ran2, 5)
     x1 = random_uniform(ran1)
     net_send(mean*negexp0(), 1)
+    x2 = 0
 }
 
 NET_RECEIVE(w){
diff --git a/test/hoctests/tests/test_artrecord.py b/test/hoctests/tests/test_artrecord.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00e564ec3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hoctests/tests/test_artrecord.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from neuron import h, gui
+
+
+def test_artrecord():
+    ra = h.RanArt()
+
+    erec = h.Vector().record(ra, ra._ref_x2)
+    trec = h.Vector().record(ra, h._ref_t)
+
+    def run(tstop):
+        h.tstop = tstop
+        h.run()
+        print("trec")
+        trec.printf()
+        print("erec")
+        erec.printf()
+
+    run(0.6)
+    s = h.Section()  # or cvode won't do anything
+    h.cvode_active(1)
+    run(0.6)
+
+    nc = h.NetCon(ra, None)
+    ncvec = h.Vector()
+    nc.record(ncvec)
+    run(0.6)
+    print("ncvec")
+    ncvec.printf()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_artrecord()