diff --git a/nifty/library/critical_filter/critical_power_energy.py b/nifty/library/critical_filter/critical_power_energy.py
index e94e2d35c97be477d11f96792300897da6e1dd55..0d42b8f783ac6c0e58978fa50afd01c92174c1da 100644
--- a/nifty/library/critical_filter/critical_power_energy.py
+++ b/nifty/library/critical_filter/critical_power_energy.py
@@ -53,24 +53,28 @@ class CriticalPowerEnergy(Energy):
         default : None
     """
 
+    # ---Overwritten properties and methods---
+
     def __init__(self, position, m, D=None, alpha=1.0, q=0.,
                  smoothness_prior=0., logarithmic=True, samples=3, w=None):
         super(CriticalPowerEnergy, self).__init__(position=position)
         self.m = m
         self.D = D
         self.samples = samples
-        self.smoothness_prior = np.float(smoothness_prior)
         self.alpha = Field(self.position.domain, val=alpha)
         self.q = Field(self.position.domain, val=q)
         self.T = SmoothnessOperator(domain=self.position.domain[0],
-                                    strength=self.smoothness_prior,
+                                    strength=smoothness_prior,
                                     logarithmic=logarithmic)
         self.rho = self.position.domain[0].rho
         self._w = w if w is not None else None
 
+    # ---Mandatory properties and methods---
+
     def at(self, position):
         return self.__class__(position, self.m, D=self.D, alpha=self.alpha,
                               q=self.q, smoothness_prior=self.smoothness_prior,
+                              logarithmic=self.logarithmic,
                               w=self.w, samples=self.samples)
 
     @property
@@ -94,6 +98,16 @@ class CriticalPowerEnergy(Energy):
                                            T=self.T)
         return curvature
 
+    # ---Added properties and methods---
+
+    @property
+    def logarithmic(self):
+        return self.T.logarithmic
+
+    @property
+    def smoothness_prior(self):
+        return self.T.strength
+
     @property
     def w(self):
         if self._w is None:
diff --git a/nifty/operators/laplace_operator/laplace_operator.py b/nifty/operators/laplace_operator/laplace_operator.py
index cce914cfac1ed593a37ed6d9ae7abd2ed97e6e9f..00f6eba8fca1464454e08b8cdf8c0ec456a66086 100644
--- a/nifty/operators/laplace_operator/laplace_operator.py
+++ b/nifty/operators/laplace_operator/laplace_operator.py
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ class LaplaceOperator(EndomorphicOperator):
         if not isinstance(self.domain[0], PowerSpace):
             raise TypeError("The domain must contain exactly one PowerSpace.")
 
-        if logarithmic:
+        self._logarithmic = bool(logarithmic)
+
+        if self.logarithmic:
             self.positions = self.domain[0].kindex.copy()
             self.positions[1:] = np.log(self.positions[1:])
             self.positions[0] = -1.
@@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ class LaplaceOperator(EndomorphicOperator):
     def self_adjoint(self):
         return False
 
+    @property
+    def logarithmic(self):
+        return self._logarithmic
+
     def _times(self, x, spaces):
         spaces = utilities.cast_axis_to_tuple(spaces, len(x.domain))
         if spaces is None:
diff --git a/nifty/operators/smoothness_operator/smoothness_operator.py b/nifty/operators/smoothness_operator/smoothness_operator.py
index e9e35453616ff9df87ed252db3727e245c360343..a22b8fc356947f4780220da31cc958c37f4a53c7 100644
--- a/nifty/operators/smoothness_operator/smoothness_operator.py
+++ b/nifty/operators/smoothness_operator/smoothness_operator.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SmoothnessOperator(EndomorphicOperator):
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    sigma: float,
+    strength: float,
         Specifies the strength of the SmoothnessOperator
     logarithmic : boolean,
         Whether smoothness is calculated on a logarithmic scale or linear scale
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ class SmoothnessOperator(EndomorphicOperator):
 
     # ---Added properties and methods---
 
+    @property
+    def logarithmic(self):
+        return self._laplace.logarithmic
+
     @property
     def strength(self):
         return self._strength