diff --git a/matlab/disp_identification.m b/matlab/disp_identification.m
index 8caddd1dd..276baeb8c 100644
--- a/matlab/disp_identification.m
+++ b/matlab/disp_identification.m
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ for jide = 1:4
                         disp(['    The rank of ', strJacobian, ' (', strMeaning, ') is deficient for ', num2str(sum(ide.ino & ide.minimal_state_space)),' out of ',int2str(EffectiveSampleSize),' effective MC runs!'  ])
                         end
                     else
-                        disp(['    The rank of ', strJacobian, ' (', strMeaning, ') is deficient for ', num2str(sum(ide.ino)),' out of ',int2str(EffectiveSampleSize),' effective MC runs!'  ]),
+                        disp(['    The rank of ', strJacobian, ' (', strMeaning, ') is deficient for ', num2str(sum(ide.ino~=0)),' out of ',int2str(EffectiveSampleSize),' effective MC runs!'  ]),
                     end
                 else
                     disp(['    The rank of ', strJacobian, ' (', strMeaning, ') is deficient!']),
diff --git a/matlab/identification_checks.m b/matlab/identification_checks.m
index 1fc604dc2..8ccbc2f79 100644
--- a/matlab/identification_checks.m
+++ b/matlab/identification_checks.m
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ if param_nbr>0 && (rankX<rankrequired || min(1-Mco)<tol_rank)
     end
     ee0 = [rankX+1:size([Xparnonzero Xrest],2)]; %look into last columns with singular values of problematic parameter sets (except single parameters)
     for j=1:length(ee0)
-        % linearely dependent parameters
+        % linearly dependent parameters
         ixno = ixno + 1;
         if test_flag == 2
             temp = (abs(ee1(:,ee0(j))) > tol_sv)';