diff --git a/GPy/kern/kern.py b/GPy/kern/kern.py
index 176abbaf..4bb4752f 100644
--- a/GPy/kern/kern.py
+++ b/GPy/kern/kern.py
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ class kern(Parameterized):
             if hasattr(p, 'ARD') and p.ARD:
                 if title is None:
                     ax.set_title('ARD parameters, %s kernel' % p.name)
-
+                else:
+                    ax.set_title(title)
                 if p.name == 'linear':
                     ard_params = p.variances
                 else:
diff --git a/GPy/models/mrd.py b/GPy/models/mrd.py
index c8cb6607..0af0dede 100644
--- a/GPy/models/mrd.py
+++ b/GPy/models/mrd.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class MRD(Model):
         return fig
 
     def plot_latent(self, fignum=None, ax=None, *args, **kwargs):
-        fig = self.gref.plot_X_1d(*args, **kwargs) # self._handle_plotting(fignum, ax, lambda i, g, ax: g.plot_latent(ax=ax, *args, **kwargs))
+        fig = self.gref.plot_latent(*args, **kwargs) # self._handle_plotting(fignum, ax, lambda i, g, ax: g.plot_latent(ax=ax, *args, **kwargs))
         return fig
 
     def _debug_plot(self):