diff --git a/src/edt/edt/edtInstPropertiesPage.cc b/src/edt/edt/edtInstPropertiesPage.cc
index 5266ff485..08a4c27fa 100644
--- a/src/edt/edt/edtInstPropertiesPage.cc
+++ b/src/edt/edt/edtInstPropertiesPage.cc
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ InstPropertiesPage::create_applicator (db::Cell & /*cell*/, const db::Instance &
       appl->add (new ChangeTargetCellApplicator (inst_cell_index));
     }
 
-  } catch (tl::Exception &ex) {
+  } catch (tl::Exception &) {
     has_pcell_error = true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lay/lay/laySearchReplacePropertiesWidgets.cc b/src/lay/lay/laySearchReplacePropertiesWidgets.cc
index c135d9307..42e7d8979 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/laySearchReplacePropertiesWidgets.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/laySearchReplacePropertiesWidgets.cc
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ add_orientation_condition (std::string &expr, QComboBox *op, QComboBox *value, c
     expr += attribute;
     expr += " ";
     expr += tl::to_string (op->currentText ());
-    expr += " Trans." + v;
+    expr += " Trans." + v + ".rot";
 
   }
 }
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ add_orientation_assignment (std::string &expr, QComboBox *value, const char *att
     expr += attribute;
     expr += " = Trans.";
     expr += v;
+    expr += ".rot";
 
   }
 }