diff --git a/src/shogun/machine/DistanceMachine.cpp b/src/shogun/machine/DistanceMachine.cpp
index d2e2067ebc1..8fd5ae3ce80 100644
--- a/src/shogun/machine/DistanceMachine.cpp
+++ b/src/shogun/machine/DistanceMachine.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ void CDistanceMachine::init()
 
 	distance=NULL;
 	m_parameters->add((CSGObject**)&distance, "distance", "Distance to use");
+	watch_param("distance", &distance, AnyParameterProperties("Distance to use"));
 }
 
 void CDistanceMachine::distances_lhs(SGVector<float64_t>& result, index_t idx_a1, index_t idx_a2, index_t idx_b)
diff --git a/src/shogun/machine/KernelMachine.cpp b/src/shogun/machine/KernelMachine.cpp
index b8a597b7e5e..36a58a5e762 100644
--- a/src/shogun/machine/KernelMachine.cpp
+++ b/src/shogun/machine/KernelMachine.cpp
@@ -634,7 +634,10 @@ void CKernelMachine::init()
 	use_linadd=true;
 	use_bias=true;
 
-	SG_ADD((CSGObject**) &kernel, "kernel", "", MS_AVAILABLE);
+	//	SG_ADD((CSGObject**) &kernel, "kernel", "", MS_AVAILABLE);
+	m_parameters->add((CSGObject**) &kernel, "kernel", "");
+	watch_param("kernel", &kernel, AnyParameterProperties(""));
+
 	SG_ADD((CSGObject**) &m_custom_kernel, "custom_kernel", "Custom kernel for"
 			" data lock", MS_NOT_AVAILABLE);
 	SG_ADD((CSGObject**) &m_kernel_backup, "kernel_backup",