diff --git a/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/RunDescriptor.py b/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/RunDescriptor.py
index 21b945747c38..b3b30a06a1ff 100644
--- a/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/RunDescriptor.py
+++ b/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/RunDescriptor.py
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ def __set__(self,instance,value):
                     self._set_run_list(instance,run_num,file_path,fext)
                 else:
                     self._set_single_run(instance,run_num,file_path,fext)
-        elif isinstance(value,list):
+        elif isinstance(value, collections.Iterable): # xrange provided
+            value = list(value)
             self._set_run_list(instance,value,"",None)
         else:
             self._set_single_run(instance,value,"",None)
diff --git a/scripts/test/RunDescriptorTest.py b/scripts/test/RunDescriptorTest.py
index 80f4449d1931..7c1cf446650a 100644
--- a/scripts/test/RunDescriptorTest.py
+++ b/scripts/test/RunDescriptorTest.py
@@ -380,6 +380,12 @@ def test_get_run_list(self):
         run_list = PropertyManager.sample_run.get_run_list()
         self.assertEqual(len(run_list),1)
 
+        # check if run list can be set up using range
+        propman.sample_run = range(1,4)
+        run_list = PropertyManager.sample_run.get_run_list()
+        self.assertEqual(len(run_list),3)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(run_list,list))
+
     def test_sum_runs(self):
         propman  = self.prop_man
         propman.sample_run = [11001,11001]