diff --git a/host/lib/types/ranges.cpp b/host/lib/types/ranges.cpp
index 5a5beb2e6..cea46cce7 100644
--- a/host/lib/types/ranges.cpp
+++ b/host/lib/types/ranges.cpp
@@ -94,31 +94,36 @@ meta_range_t::meta_range_t(double start, double stop, double step)
 
 meta_range_t meta_range_t::as_monotonic() const
 {
-    meta_range_t result;
-    for (const auto& range : *this) {
-        if (range.step() != 0.0) {
-            throw uhd::value_error("Cannot monotonize meta_range which contains non-continuous subranges");
+    try {
+        check_meta_range_monotonic(*this);
+    } catch (const uhd::value_error& e) {
+        meta_range_t result;
+        for (const auto& range : *this) {
+            if (range.step() != 0.0) {
+                throw uhd::value_error("Cannot monotonize meta_range which contains "
+                                       "non-continuous subranges");
+            }
+            result.push_back(range);
         }
-        result.push_back(range);
-    }
 
-    std::sort(result.begin(), result.end(), [](const range_t& a, const range_t& b) {
-        return a.start() < b.start();
-    });
+        std::sort(result.begin(), result.end(), [](const range_t& a, const range_t& b) {
+            return a.start() < b.start();
+        });
 
-    // Merge overlapping
-    size_t i = 1;
-    while (i < result.size()) {
-        if (result[i - 1].stop() > result[i].start()) {
-            const auto new_stop = std::max(result[i - 1].stop(), result[i].stop());
-            result[i - 1] = range_t(result[i - 1].start(), new_stop, 0.0);
-            result.erase(result.begin() + i);
-        } else {
-            i++;
+        // Merge overlapping
+        size_t i = 1;
+        while (i < result.size()) {
+            if (result[i - 1].stop() > result[i].start()) {
+                const auto new_stop = std::max(result[i - 1].stop(), result[i].stop());
+                result[i - 1]       = range_t(result[i - 1].start(), new_stop, 0.0);
+                result.erase(result.begin() + i);
+            } else {
+                i++;
+            }
         }
+        return result;
     }
-
-    return result;
+    return *this;
 }
 
 double meta_range_t::start(void) const