diff --git a/src/core/objective.jl b/src/core/objective.jl
index 670f5a937..1a8aae010 100644
--- a/src/core/objective.jl
+++ b/src/core/objective.jl
@@ -220,8 +220,9 @@ function objective_min_pwl_fuel_cost(pm::GenericPowerModel)
         # pwl cost
         dcline_lines = get_lines(ref[:dcline])
         for (i, dcline) in ref[:dcline]
+            arc = (i, dcline["f_bus"], dcline["t_bus"])
             for line in dcline_lines[i]
-                @constraint(pm.model, dc_p_cost[n][i] >= line["slope"]*dc_p[n][i] + line["intercept"])
+                @constraint(pm.model, dc_p_cost[n][i] >= line["slope"]*dc_p[n][arc] + line["intercept"])
             end
         end
 
diff --git a/src/io/matpower.jl b/src/io/matpower.jl
index 69aee8812..871bc58ed 100644
--- a/src/io/matpower.jl
+++ b/src/io/matpower.jl
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ end
 
 "adds dcline costs, if gen costs exist"
 function add_dcline_costs(data::Dict{String,Any})
-    if length(data["gencost"]) > 0 && length(data["dclinecost"]) <= 0
+    if length(data["gencost"]) > 0 && length(data["dclinecost"]) <= 0 && length(data["dcline"]) > 0
         warn(LOGGER, "added zero cost function data for dclines")
         model = data["gencost"][1]["model"]
         if model == 1
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ function add_dcline_costs(data::Dict{String,Any})
                     "startup" => 0.0,
                     "shutdown" => 0.0,
                     "ncost" => 2,
-                    "cost" => [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+                    "cost" => [dcline["pminf"], 0.0, dcline["pmaxf"], 0.0]
                 )
                 push!(data["dclinecost"], dclinecost)
             end
diff --git a/test/data/matpower/case5_pwlc.m b/test/data/matpower/case5_pwlc.m
index ba761c14b..ece6632b9 100755
--- a/test/data/matpower/case5_pwlc.m
+++ b/test/data/matpower/case5_pwlc.m
@@ -52,3 +52,6 @@
 	4	 10	 0.00297	 0.0297	 0.00674	 240.0	 240.0	 240.0	 0.0	 0.0	 1	 -30.0	 30.0;
 ];
 
+mpc.dcline = [
+	1	 10	 1	 10	 10	 25.91	 -4.16	 1.1	 0.92617	 10	 900 -900 900 -900 900	 0	 0	 0	 0	 0	 0	 0	 0
+]
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