diff --git a/src/smt/theory_lra.cpp b/src/smt/theory_lra.cpp
index 1f74dd592..b4c76fc6e 100644
--- a/src/smt/theory_lra.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/theory_lra.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class theory_lra::imp {
                 vars.push_back(v);
                 ++index;
             }
-            else if(a.is_power(n, n1, n2) && is_app(n1) && a.is_extended_numeral(n2, r) && r.is_unsigned() && r <= 10) {
+            else if (a.is_power(n, n1, n2) && is_app(n1) && a.is_extended_numeral(n2, r) && r.is_unsigned() && r <= 10) {
                 theory_var v = internalize_power(to_app(n), to_app(n1), r.get_unsigned());
                 coeffs[vars.size()] = coeffs[index];
                 vars.push_back(v);
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ class theory_lra::imp {
         theory_var v = mk_var(t);
         if (_has_var)
             return v;
+        VERIFY(internalize_term(n));
         theory_var w = mk_var(n);
         svector<lpvar> vars;
         for (unsigned i = 0; i < p; ++i)