diff --git a/lib/qcd/action/scalar/ScalarImpl.h b/lib/qcd/action/scalar/ScalarImpl.h
index 5342a1fa..174553a2 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/action/scalar/ScalarImpl.h
+++ b/lib/qcd/action/scalar/ScalarImpl.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class ScalarImplTypes {
   class ScalarAdjMatrixImplTypes {
   public:
     typedef S Simd;
+    typedef QCD::SU<N> Group;
+    
     template <typename vtype>
     using iImplField   = iScalar<iScalar<iMatrix<vtype, N>>>;
     template <typename vtype>
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ class ScalarImplTypes {
     typedef Field                PropagatorField;
 
     static inline void generate_momenta(Field& P, GridParallelRNG& pRNG) {
-      QCD::SU<N>::GaussianFundamentalLieAlgebraMatrix(pRNG, P);
+      Group::GaussianFundamentalLieAlgebraMatrix(pRNG, P);
     }
 
     static inline Field projectForce(Field& P) {return P;}
@@ -122,11 +124,11 @@ class ScalarImplTypes {
     }
 
     static inline void HotConfiguration(GridParallelRNG &pRNG, Field &U) {
-      QCD::SU<N>::LieRandomize(pRNG, U);
+      Group::LieRandomize(pRNG, U);
     }
 
     static inline void TepidConfiguration(GridParallelRNG &pRNG, Field &U) {
-      QCD::SU<N>::LieRandomize(pRNG, U, 0.01);
+      Group::LieRandomize(pRNG, U, 0.01);
     }
 
     static inline void ColdConfiguration(GridParallelRNG &pRNG, Field &U) {
diff --git a/lib/qcd/action/scalar/ScalarInteractionAction.h b/lib/qcd/action/scalar/ScalarInteractionAction.h
index 5f4c630c..1ff8fd37 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/action/scalar/ScalarInteractionAction.h
+++ b/lib/qcd/action/scalar/ScalarInteractionAction.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace Grid {
 	      permute(temp2, *temp, permute_type);
 	      action._odata[i] -= temp2*(*t_p) + (*t_p)*temp2;
 	    } else {
-	      action._odata[i] -= *temp*(*t_p) + (*t_p)*(*temp);
+	      action._odata[i] -= (*temp)*(*t_p) + (*t_p)*(*temp);
 	    }
 	  } else {
 	    action._odata[i] -= phiStencil.CommBuf()[SE->_offset]*(*t_p) + (*t_p)*phiStencil.CommBuf()[SE->_offset];
diff --git a/lib/qcd/hmc/HMC.h b/lib/qcd/hmc/HMC.h
index ac690b60..5688bb24 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/hmc/HMC.h
+++ b/lib/qcd/hmc/HMC.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct HMCparameters: Serializable {
 
   template < class ReaderClass > 
   void initialize(Reader<ReaderClass> &TheReader){
-  	std::cout << "Reading HMC\n";
+  	std::cout << GridLogMessage << "Reading HMC\n";
   	read(TheReader, "HMC", *this);
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/qcd/hmc/HMCResourceManager.h b/lib/qcd/hmc/HMCResourceManager.h
index 9f4c99a9..cf0000ed 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/hmc/HMCResourceManager.h
+++ b/lib/qcd/hmc/HMCResourceManager.h
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ class HMCResourceManager {
   template<class T, class... Types>
   void AddObservable(Types&&... Args){
     ObservablesList.push_back(std::unique_ptr<T>(new T(std::forward<Types>(Args)...)));
+    ObservablesList.back()->print_parameters();
   }
 
   std::vector<HmcObservable<typename ImplementationPolicy::Field>* > GetObservables(){
@@ -297,4 +298,4 @@ private:
 }
 }
 
-#endif  // HMC_RESOURCE_MANAGER_H
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif  // HMC_RESOURCE_MANAGER_H