diff --git a/GPy/models/sparse_gp_coregionalized_regression.py b/GPy/models/sparse_gp_coregionalized_regression.py
index 797d8b30..980f1e48 100644
--- a/GPy/models/sparse_gp_coregionalized_regression.py
+++ b/GPy/models/sparse_gp_coregionalized_regression.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class SparseGPCoregionalizedRegression(SparseGP):
 
         #Kernel
         if kernel is None:
-            kernel = util.multioutput.ICM(input_dim=X.shape[1]-1, num_outputs=Ny, kernel=kern.RBF(X.shape[1]-1), W_rank=1,name=kernel_name)
+            kernel = kern.RBF(X.shape[1]-1)
+            
+        kernel = util.multioutput.ICM(input_dim=X.shape[1]-1, num_outputs=Ny, kernel=kernel, W_rank=1,name=kernel_name)
 
         #Likelihood
         likelihood = util.multioutput.build_likelihood(Y_list,self.output_index,likelihoods_list)