diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/material/MatParam.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/material/MatParam.java
index 5a63fc11d..f30440eff 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/material/MatParam.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/material/MatParam.java
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ When arrays can be inserted in J3M files
         InputCapsule ic = im.getCapsule(this);
         type = ic.readEnum("varType", VarType.class, null);
         name = ic.readString("name", null);
+        prefixedName = "m_" + name;
         ffBinding = ic.readEnum("ff_binding", FixedFuncBinding.class, null);
         switch (getVarType()) {
             case Boolean:
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/shader/Uniform.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/shader/Uniform.java
index 228e0974a..1ca87ee5c 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/shader/Uniform.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/shader/Uniform.java
@@ -161,17 +161,15 @@ public class Uniform extends ShaderVariable {
     @Override
     public String toString(){
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        if (name != null){
-            sb.append("Uniform[name=");
-            sb.append(name);
-            if (varType != null){
-                sb.append(", type=");
-                sb.append(varType);
-                sb.append(", value=");
-                sb.append(value);
-            }else{
-                sb.append(", value=<not set>");
-            }
+        sb.append("Uniform[name=");
+        sb.append(name);
+        if (varType != null){
+            sb.append(", type=");
+            sb.append(varType);
+            sb.append(", value=");
+            sb.append(value);
+        }else{
+            sb.append(", value=<not set>");
         }
         sb.append("]");
         return sb.toString();