diff --git a/src/oofemlib/floatarray.C b/src/oofemlib/floatarray.C
index 5a51ffb8b..dbe12c244 100644
--- a/src/oofemlib/floatarray.C
+++ b/src/oofemlib/floatarray.C
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ void FloatArray :: times(double factor)
 double FloatArray :: normalize()
 {
     double norm = this->computeNorm();
-    if ( norm < 1.e-80 ) {
+    if ( norm < 1.e-8 ) {
         OOFEM_ERROR("cannot norm receiver, norm is too small");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/sm/Elements/Beams/beam3d.h b/src/sm/Elements/Beams/beam3d.h
index 0928c200e..abfb4900b 100644
--- a/src/sm/Elements/Beams/beam3d.h
+++ b/src/sm/Elements/Beams/beam3d.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace oofem {
 class FEI3dLineLin;
 
 /**
- * This class implements a 2-dimensional beam element
+ * This class implements a 3-dimensional beam element
  * with cubic lateral displacement interpolation (rotations are quadratic)
  * and longitudial displacements are linear.
  * This is an exact displacement approximation for beam with no