diff --git a/templates/standard_model_high_scale_spectrum_generator.hpp.in b/templates/standard_model_high_scale_spectrum_generator.hpp.in
index 3c4c31493..9818e9b2c 100644
--- a/templates/standard_model_high_scale_spectrum_generator.hpp.in
+++ b/templates/standard_model_high_scale_spectrum_generator.hpp.in
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
    virtual ~@ModelName@_spectrum_generator() {}
 
    const standard_model::StandardModel<T>& get_eft() const { return eft; }
+   standard_model::StandardModel<T>& get_eft() { return eft; }
    double get_high_scale() const { return high_scale; }
    double get_susy_scale() const { return susy_scale; }
    double get_low_scale()  const { return low_scale;  }
diff --git a/templates/standard_model_low_scale_spectrum_generator.hpp.in b/templates/standard_model_low_scale_spectrum_generator.hpp.in
index 2e1faeb35..ca26e9272 100644
--- a/templates/standard_model_low_scale_spectrum_generator.hpp.in
+++ b/templates/standard_model_low_scale_spectrum_generator.hpp.in
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
    virtual ~@ModelName@_spectrum_generator() {}
 
    const standard_model::StandardModel<T>& get_eft() const { return eft; }
+   standard_model::StandardModel<T>& get_eft() { return eft; }
    double get_high_scale() const { return 0.; }
    double get_susy_scale() const { return susy_scale; }
    double get_low_scale()  const { return low_scale;  }