diff --git a/DynamicModel.cc b/DynamicModel.cc
index 7dfc7d7e..c3aa0374 100644
--- a/DynamicModel.cc
+++ b/DynamicModel.cc
@@ -4285,3 +4285,4 @@ DynamicModel::dynamicOnlyEquationsNbr() const
 }
 
 
+
diff --git a/DynamicModel.hh b/DynamicModel.hh
index c752fe0b..7f019f26 100644
--- a/DynamicModel.hh
+++ b/DynamicModel.hh
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ public:
   void writeDynamicFile(const string &basename, bool block, bool bytecode, bool use_dll, int order) const;
   //! Writes file containing parameters derivatives
   void writeParamsDerivativesFile(const string &basename) const;
+
   //! Converts to static model (only the equations)
   /*! It assumes that the static model given in argument has just been allocated */
   void toStatic(StaticModel &static_model) const;
diff --git a/ModFile.cc b/ModFile.cc
index 314fd504..369f46b9 100644
--- a/ModFile.cc
+++ b/ModFile.cc
@@ -820,4 +820,3 @@ ModFile::writeOutputFiles(const string &basename, bool clear_all, bool no_log, b
   cout << "done" << endl;
 }
 
-
diff --git a/ParsingDriver.cc b/ParsingDriver.cc
index 70ebe871..517b0d88 100644
--- a/ParsingDriver.cc
+++ b/ParsingDriver.cc
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ ParsingDriver::add_model_variable(int symb_id, int lag)
   if (dynamic_cast<StaticModel *>(model_tree) != NULL && lag != 0)
     error("Leads and lags on variables are forbidden in 'planner_objective'.");
 
+  if (dynamic_cast<StaticModel *>(model_tree) != NULL && type == eModelLocalVariable)
+    error("Model local variable " + mod_file->symbol_table.getName(symb_id) + " cannot be used in 'planner_objective'.");
+
   // It makes sense to allow a lead/lag on parameters: during steady state calibration, endogenous and parameters can be swapped
   return model_tree->AddVariable(symb_id, lag);
 }
diff --git a/SteadyStateModel.cc b/SteadyStateModel.cc
index d19a7f38..7712e9f2 100644
--- a/SteadyStateModel.cc
+++ b/SteadyStateModel.cc
@@ -152,3 +152,4 @@ SteadyStateModel::writeSteadyStateFile(const string &basename, bool ramsey_model
          << "end" << endl;
 }
 
+