diff --git a/libsrc/general/mysimd.hpp b/libsrc/general/mysimd.hpp
index 37a66c5c..621ea5a3 100644
--- a/libsrc/general/mysimd.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/general/mysimd.hpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace netgen
       static constexpr type value = type();
   };
 
-#ifdef __AVX2__
+#ifdef __AVX__
 
   template<>
   class alignas(32) SIMD<double>
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
index 37ad38e8..87de9aa4 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing()
                                  tmp->SetIndex(index);
                                  return tmp;
                                }
+                             throw NgException ("cannot create element");                             
                            }),
           bp::default_call_policies(),        // need it to use arguments
           (bp::arg("index")=1,bp::arg("vertices"))),