diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/decimater.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/decimater.cc
index 712d6b28..9d60c5be 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/decimater.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Apps/Decimating/decimater.cc
@@ -489,15 +489,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     std::clog << "    Input file: " << ifname << std::endl;
     std::clog << "   Output file: " << ofname << std::endl;
     std::clog << "    #collapses: " << opt.n_collapses << std::endl;
-  }
 
 
-  //----------------------------------------
 
+    //----------------------------------------
 
-   
-  if (gverbose)
-  {
     std::clog << "Begin decimation" << std::endl;
   }
    
@@ -512,6 +508,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   }
 
   //----------------------------------------
+
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyManager.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyManager.hh
index 93dac7b3..86d5fe3a 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyManager.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyManager.hh
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class PropertyManager {
           Storage::swap(rhs, *this);
         }
 
-        static bool propertyExists(PolyConnectivity &mesh, const char *propname) {
+        static bool propertyExists(const PolyConnectivity &mesh, const char *propname) {
             PROPTYPE dummy;
             return mesh.get_property_handle(dummy, propname);
         }