diff --git a/Modules/Scripted/DICOMPlugins/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py b/Modules/Scripted/DICOMPlugins/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py
index 9c1da978fd0..73830a1e6f3 100644
--- a/Modules/Scripted/DICOMPlugins/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py
+++ b/Modules/Scripted/DICOMPlugins/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py
@@ -380,7 +380,10 @@ def loadFilesWithSeriesReader(self, imageIOName, files, name, grayscale=True):
         if grayscale:
             reader = vtkITK.vtkITKArchetypeImageSeriesScalarReader()
         else:
-            reader = vtkITK.vtkITKArchetypeImageSeriesVectorReaderFile()
+            if len(files) > 1:
+                reader = vtkITK.vtkITKArchetypeImageSeriesVectorReaderSeries()
+            else:
+                reader = vtkITK.vtkITKArchetypeImageSeriesVectorReaderFile()
         reader.SetArchetype(files[0])
         for f in files:
             reader.AddFileName(f)