diff --git a/src/shogun/features/StringFeatures.cpp b/src/shogun/features/StringFeatures.cpp
index 1c409d742f9..77d3fb4bd99 100644
--- a/src/shogun/features/StringFeatures.cpp
+++ b/src/shogun/features/StringFeatures.cpp
@@ -1730,12 +1730,17 @@ template<class ST> void CStringFeatures<ST>::init()
 	original_num_symbols=0;
 
 	m_parameters->add((CSGObject**) &alphabet, "alphabet");
+
 	m_parameters->add_vector(&features, &num_vectors, "features",
 			"This contains the array of features.");
+	watch_param("features", &features, &num_vectors);
+
 	m_parameters->add_vector(&single_string,
 			&length_of_single_string,
 			"single_string",
 			"Created by sliding window.");
+	watch_param("single_string", &single_string, &length_of_single_string);
+
 	m_parameters->add(&max_string_length, "max_string_length",
 			"Length of longest string.");
 	m_parameters->add(&num_symbols, "num_symbols",
@@ -1748,6 +1753,7 @@ template<class ST> void CStringFeatures<ST>::init()
 			"Preprocess on-the-fly?");
 
 	m_parameters->add_vector(&symbol_mask_table, &symbol_mask_table_len, "mask_table", "Symbol mask table - using in higher order mapping");
+	watch_param("mask_table", &symbol_mask_table, &symbol_mask_table_len);
 }
 
 /** get feature type the char feature can deal with
diff --git a/src/shogun/lib/DynamicObjectArray.h b/src/shogun/lib/DynamicObjectArray.h
index d3dbb5e6d38..4f2020310ff 100644
--- a/src/shogun/lib/DynamicObjectArray.h
+++ b/src/shogun/lib/DynamicObjectArray.h
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ class CDynamicObjectArray : public CSGObject
 		{
 			m_parameters->add_vector(&m_array.array, &m_array.current_num_elements, "array",
 									 "Memory for dynamic array.");
+			watch_param("array", &m_array.array, &m_array.current_num_elements);
+
 			SG_ADD(&m_array.resize_granularity,
 							  "resize_granularity",
 							  "shrink/grow step size.", MS_NOT_AVAILABLE);
diff --git a/tests/unit/base/DynamicObjectArray_unittest.cc b/tests/unit/base/DynamicObjectArray_unittest.cc
index a9245b0d3a5..5454b3867cc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/base/DynamicObjectArray_unittest.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/base/DynamicObjectArray_unittest.cc
@@ -55,3 +55,35 @@ TEST(DynamicObjectArray,clone)
 	SG_UNREF(orig_array);
 	SG_UNREF(cloned_array);
 }
+
+TEST(DynamicObjectArray, equals_after_resize)
+{
+	CDynamicObjectArray* array1 = new CDynamicObjectArray();
+	CDynamicObjectArray* array2 = new CDynamicObjectArray();
+
+	/* enforce a resize */
+	for (index_t i = 0; i < 1000; ++i)
+		array1->append_element(new CDynamicObjectArray());
+
+	array1->reset_array();
+
+	EXPECT_TRUE(array1->equals(array2));
+	EXPECT_TRUE(array2->equals(array1));
+
+	SG_UNREF(array1);
+	SG_UNREF(array2);
+}
+
+TEST(DynamicObjectArray, equals_different)
+{
+	CDynamicObjectArray* array1 = new CDynamicObjectArray();
+	CDynamicObjectArray* array2 = new CDynamicObjectArray();
+
+	array1->append_element(new CDynamicObjectArray());
+
+	EXPECT_FALSE(array1->equals(array2));
+	EXPECT_FALSE(array2->equals(array1));
+
+	SG_UNREF(array1);
+	SG_UNREF(array2);
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/base/SGObject_unittest.cc b/tests/unit/base/SGObject_unittest.cc
index 8a6455f9082..724cb999bf6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/base/SGObject_unittest.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/base/SGObject_unittest.cc
@@ -266,50 +266,6 @@ TEST(SGObject,ref_unref_simple)
 	EXPECT_TRUE(labs == NULL);
 }
 
-TEST(SGObject, DISABLED_equals_DynamicObjectArray_equal)
-{
-	CDynamicObjectArray* array1=new CDynamicObjectArray();
-	CDynamicObjectArray* array2=new CDynamicObjectArray();
-
-	EXPECT_TRUE(array1->equals(array2));
-	EXPECT_TRUE(array2->equals(array1));
-
-	SG_UNREF(array1);
-	SG_UNREF(array2);
-}
-
-TEST(SGObject, DISABLED_equals_DynamicObjectArray_equal_after_resize)
-{
-	CDynamicObjectArray* array1=new CDynamicObjectArray();
-	CDynamicObjectArray* array2=new CDynamicObjectArray();
-
-	/* enforce a resize */
-	for (index_t i=0; i<1000; ++i)
-		array1->append_element(new CGaussianKernel());
-
-	array1->reset_array();
-
-	EXPECT_TRUE(array1->equals(array2));
-	EXPECT_TRUE(array2->equals(array1));
-
-	SG_UNREF(array1);
-	SG_UNREF(array2);
-}
-
-TEST(SGObject, DISABLED_equals_DynamicObjectArray_different)
-{
-	CDynamicObjectArray* array1=new CDynamicObjectArray();
-	CDynamicObjectArray* array2=new CDynamicObjectArray();
-
-	array1->append_element(new CGaussianKernel());
-
-	EXPECT_FALSE(array1->equals(array2));
-	EXPECT_FALSE(array2->equals(array1));
-
-	SG_UNREF(array1);
-	SG_UNREF(array2);
-}
-
 #ifdef USE_GPL_SHOGUN
 TEST(SGObject,equals_complex_equal)
 {