diff --git a/.cproject b/.cproject
index e6e040b97..6660ab682 100644
--- a/.cproject
+++ b/.cproject
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<?fileVersion 4.0.0?>
-
-<cproject storage_type_id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XmlProjectDescriptionStorage">
+<?fileVersion 4.0.0?><cproject storage_type_id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.XmlProjectDescriptionStorage">
 	<storageModule moduleId="org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings">
 		<cconfiguration id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.macosx.base.1359703544">
 			<storageModule buildSystemId="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.configurationDataProvider" id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.macosx.base.1359703544" moduleId="org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings" name="MacOSX GCC">
 				<externalSettings/>
 				<extensions>
-					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
-					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.MachO64" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GASErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GLDErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GCCErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GmakeErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.CWDLocator" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
+					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
+					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.MachO64" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
 				</extensions>
 			</storageModule>
 			<storageModule moduleId="cdtBuildSystem" version="4.0.0">
@@ -62,13 +60,13 @@
 			<storageModule buildSystemId="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.configurationDataProvider" id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.macosx.base.1359703544.1441575890" moduleId="org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings" name="Timing">
 				<externalSettings/>
 				<extensions>
-					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
-					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.MachO64" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GASErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GLDErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GCCErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GmakeErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.CWDLocator" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
+					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
+					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.MachO64" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
 				</extensions>
 			</storageModule>
 			<storageModule moduleId="cdtBuildSystem" version="4.0.0">
@@ -118,13 +116,13 @@
 			<storageModule buildSystemId="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.configurationDataProvider" id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.macosx.base.1359703544.127261216" moduleId="org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings" name="fast">
 				<externalSettings/>
 				<extensions>
-					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
-					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.MachO64" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GASErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GLDErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GCCErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GmakeErrorParser" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.CWDLocator" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
+					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
+					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.MachO64" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
 				</extensions>
 			</storageModule>
 			<storageModule moduleId="cdtBuildSystem" version="4.0.0">
@@ -2092,22 +2090,6 @@
 				<useDefaultCommand>true</useDefaultCommand>
 				<runAllBuilders>true</runAllBuilders>
 			</target>
-			<target name="testSymmetricBlockMatrix.run" path="build/gtsam/base" targetID="org.eclipse.cdt.build.MakeTargetBuilder">
-				<buildCommand>make</buildCommand>
-				<buildArguments>-j5</buildArguments>
-				<buildTarget>testSymmetricBlockMatrix.run</buildTarget>
-				<stopOnError>true</stopOnError>
-				<useDefaultCommand>true</useDefaultCommand>
-				<runAllBuilders>true</runAllBuilders>
-			</target>
-			<target name="testVerticalBlockMatrix.run" path="build/gtsam/base" targetID="org.eclipse.cdt.build.MakeTargetBuilder">
-				<buildCommand>make</buildCommand>
-				<buildArguments>-j5</buildArguments>
-				<buildTarget>testVerticalBlockMatrix.run</buildTarget>
-				<stopOnError>true</stopOnError>
-				<useDefaultCommand>true</useDefaultCommand>
-				<runAllBuilders>true</runAllBuilders>
-			</target>
 			<target name="testVectorValues.run" path="build/gtsam/linear" targetID="org.eclipse.cdt.build.MakeTargetBuilder">
 				<buildCommand>make</buildCommand>
 				<buildArguments>-j5</buildArguments>
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.cpp b/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.cpp
index 766aceec6..873838918 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/GaussianFactorGraph.cpp
@@ -200,8 +200,10 @@ namespace gtsam {
   VectorValues GaussianFactorGraph::hessianDiagonal() const {
     VectorValues d;
     BOOST_FOREACH(const sharedFactor& factor, *this) {
-      VectorValues di = factor->hessianDiagonal();
-      d.addInPlace_(di);
+      if(factor){
+        VectorValues di = factor->hessianDiagonal();
+        d.addInPlace_(di);
+      }
     }
     return d;
   }