diff --git a/examples/Example_Laplacian.cc b/examples/Example_Laplacian.cc
index fa8466cf..77e5fa35 100644
--- a/examples/Example_Laplacian.cc
+++ b/examples/Example_Laplacian.cc
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ template<class Field> class FreeLaplacianStencil : public SparseMatrixBase<Field
 {
 public:
   typedef typename Field::vector_object siteObject;
-  typedef CartesianStencil<siteObject, siteObject, int> StencilImpl;
+  typedef CartesianStencil<siteObject, siteObject, SimpleStencilParams> StencilImpl;
 
   GridBase *grid;
   StencilImpl Stencil;
   SimpleCompressor<siteObject> Compressor;
   
   FreeLaplacianStencil(GridBase *_grid)
-    : Stencil    (_grid,6,Even,directions,displacements,0), grid(_grid)
+    : Stencil    (_grid,6,Even,directions,displacements,SimpleStencilParams()), grid(_grid)
   {  };
   
   virtual GridBase *Grid(void) { return grid; };
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ public:
   typedef iImplDoubledGaugeField<Simd> SiteDoubledGaugeField;
   typedef Lattice<SiteDoubledGaugeField> DoubledGaugeField;
 
-  typedef CartesianStencil<siteObject, siteObject, int> StencilImpl;
+  typedef CartesianStencil<siteObject, siteObject,SimpleStencilParams> StencilImpl;
+  SimpleStencilParams p;
 
   GridBase *grid;
   StencilImpl Stencil;
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ public:
   CovariantLaplacianStencil(GaugeField &Umu)
     :
       grid(Umu.Grid()),
-      Stencil    (grid,6,Even,directions,displacements,0),
+      Stencil    (grid,6,Even,directions,displacements,p),
       Uds(grid)
   {
     for (int mu = 0; mu < Nd; mu++) {
diff --git a/tests/Test_stencil.cc b/tests/Test_stencil.cc
index 93402a1c..f17faa27 100644
--- a/tests/Test_stencil.cc
+++ b/tests/Test_stencil.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Author: paboyle <paboyle@ph.ed.ac.uk>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Grid;
- ;
 
 int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
   Grid_init(&argc, &argv);
@@ -80,7 +79,8 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     Foo=lex;
   }
 
-  typedef CartesianStencil<vobj,vobj,int> Stencil;
+  typedef CartesianStencil<vobj,vobj,SimpleStencilParams> Stencil;
+  SimpleStencilParams p;
     for(int dir=0;dir<4;dir++){
       for(int disp=0;disp<Fine._fdimensions[dir];disp++){
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 	std::vector<int> directions(npoint,dir);
 	std::vector<int> displacements(npoint,disp);
 
-	Stencil myStencil(&Fine,npoint,0,directions,displacements,0);
+	Stencil myStencil(&Fine,npoint,0,directions,displacements,p);
 	Coordinate ocoor(4);
 	for(int o=0;o<Fine.oSites();o++){
 	  Fine.oCoorFromOindex(ocoor,o);
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 	std::vector<int> directions(npoint,dir);
 	std::vector<int> displacements(npoint,disp);
 
-	Stencil EStencil(&rbFine,npoint,Even,directions,displacements,0);
-	Stencil OStencil(&rbFine,npoint,Odd,directions,displacements,0);
+	Stencil EStencil(&rbFine,npoint,Even,directions,displacements,p);
+	Stencil OStencil(&rbFine,npoint,Odd,directions,displacements,p);
 
 	Coordinate ocoor(4);
 	for(int o=0;o<Fine.oSites();o++){