diff --git a/GPy/models/bayesian_gplvm_minibatch.py b/GPy/models/bayesian_gplvm_minibatch.py
index 64aed246..71f69eb2 100644
--- a/GPy/models/bayesian_gplvm_minibatch.py
+++ b/GPy/models/bayesian_gplvm_minibatch.py
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class BayesianGPLVMMiniBatch(SparseGPMiniBatch):
         """Get the gradients of the posterior distribution of X in its specific form."""
         return X.mean.gradient, X.variance.gradient
 
-    def _inner_parameters_changed(self, kern, X, Z, likelihood, Y, Y_metadata, Lm=None, dL_dKmm=None, subset_indices=None):
-        posterior, log_marginal_likelihood, grad_dict, current_values, value_indices = super(BayesianGPLVMMiniBatch, self)._inner_parameters_changed(kern, X, Z, likelihood, Y, Y_metadata, Lm=Lm, dL_dKmm=dL_dKmm, subset_indices=subset_indices)
+    def _inner_parameters_changed(self, kern, X, Z, likelihood, Y, Y_metadata, Lm=None, dL_dKmm=None, subset_indices=None, **kw):
+        posterior, log_marginal_likelihood, grad_dict, current_values, value_indices = super(BayesianGPLVMMiniBatch, self)._inner_parameters_changed(kern, X, Z, likelihood, Y, Y_metadata, Lm=Lm, dL_dKmm=dL_dKmm, subset_indices=subset_indices, **kw)
 
         if self.has_uncertain_inputs():
             current_values['meangrad'], current_values['vargrad'] = self.kern.gradients_qX_expectations(
diff --git a/GPy/models/sparse_gp_minibatch.py b/GPy/models/sparse_gp_minibatch.py
index ec2e28f5..8925d4d7 100644
--- a/GPy/models/sparse_gp_minibatch.py
+++ b/GPy/models/sparse_gp_minibatch.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Created on 3 Nov 2014
     def has_uncertain_inputs(self):
         return isinstance(self.X, VariationalPosterior)
 
-    def _inner_parameters_changed(self, kern, X, Z, likelihood, Y, Y_metadata, Lm=None, dL_dKmm=None, subset_indices=None):
+    def _inner_parameters_changed(self, kern, X, Z, likelihood, Y, Y_metadata, Lm=None, dL_dKmm=None, subset_indices=None, **kwargs):
         """
         This is the standard part, which usually belongs in parameters_changed.
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Created on 3 Nov 2014
         algorithm.
         """
         try:
-            posterior, log_marginal_likelihood, grad_dict = self.inference_method.inference(kern, X, Z, likelihood, Y, Y_metadata, Lm=Lm, dL_dKmm=None)
+            posterior, log_marginal_likelihood, grad_dict = self.inference_method.inference(kern, X, Z, likelihood, Y, Y_metadata, Lm=Lm, dL_dKmm=None, **kwargs)
         except:
             posterior, log_marginal_likelihood, grad_dict = self.inference_method.inference(kern, X, Z, likelihood, Y, Y_metadata)
         current_values = {}