diff --git a/SimPEG/Mesh/CylMesh.py b/SimPEG/Mesh/CylMesh.py
index 935c8ce0..34f19c1e 100644
--- a/SimPEG/Mesh/CylMesh.py
+++ b/SimPEG/Mesh/CylMesh.py
@@ -157,15 +157,17 @@ class CylMesh(TensorMesh):
             if self.nCy == 1:
                 self._edge = 2*pi*self.gridN[:,0]
             else:
-                raise NotImplementedError('edges not implemented for 3D cyl mesh')
+                raise NotImplementedError('edges not yet implemented for 3D cyl mesh')
         return self._edge
 
     @property
     def area(self):
         """Face areas"""
         if getattr(self, '_area', None) is None:
-            areaR = np.kron(self.hz, 2*pi*self.vectorNr)
-            areaZ = np.kron(np.ones_like(self.vectorNz),pi*(self.vectorNr**2 - np.r_[0, self.vectorNr[:-1]]**2))
+            if self.nCy > 1:
+                raise NotImplementedError('area not yet implemented for 3D cyl mesh')
+            areaR = np.kron(self.hz, 2*pi*self.vectorNx)
+            areaZ = np.kron(np.ones_like(self.vectorNz),pi*(self.vectorNx**2 - np.r_[0, self.vectorNx[:-1]]**2))
             self._area = np.r_[areaR, areaZ]
         return self._area
 
@@ -173,7 +175,9 @@ class CylMesh(TensorMesh):
     def vol(self):
         """Volume of each cell"""
         if getattr(self, '_vol', None) is None:
-            az = pi*(self.vectorNr**2 - np.r_[0, self.vectorNr[:-1]]**2)
+            if self.nCy > 1:
+                raise NotImplementedError('vol not yet implemented for 3D cyl mesh')
+            az = pi*(self.vectorNx**2 - np.r_[0, self.vectorNx[:-1]]**2)
             self._vol = np.kron(self.hz,az)
         return self._vol
 
@@ -295,7 +299,7 @@ class CylMesh(TensorMesh):
 
         loc = np.atleast_2d(loc)
 
-        assert np.all(loc[:,0]<=self.vectorNr.max()) & \
+        assert np.all(loc[:,0]<=self.vectorNx.max()) & \
                np.all(loc[:,1]>=self.vectorNz.min()) & \
                np.all(loc[:,1]<=self.vectorNz.max()), \
                "Points outside of mesh"
diff --git a/SimPEG/Mesh/InnerProducts.py b/SimPEG/Mesh/InnerProducts.py
index 427e5ee2..a5257c8d 100644
--- a/SimPEG/Mesh/InnerProducts.py
+++ b/SimPEG/Mesh/InnerProducts.py
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ class InnerProducts(object):
 def _makeTensor(M, sigma):
     if sigma is None:  # default is ones
         sigma = np.ones((M.nC, 1))
+    elif type(sigma) is float:
+       sigma = np.ones(self.nC)*sigma
 
     if M.dim == 2:
         if sigma.size == M.nC:  # Isotropic!
diff --git a/SimPEG/Tests/test_cylMesh.py b/SimPEG/Tests/test_cylMesh.py
index c0db7982..3103e1d5 100644
--- a/SimPEG/Tests/test_cylMesh.py
+++ b/SimPEG/Tests/test_cylMesh.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class TestCyl2DMesh(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_cylMesh_numbers(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.mesh.dim == 3)
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.mesh.nC == 6)
         self.assertTrue(self.mesh.nCx == 3)
         self.assertTrue(self.mesh.nCy == 1)
         self.assertTrue(self.mesh.nCz == 2)
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ class TestCyl2DMesh(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(self.mesh.nEz == 0)
         self.assertTrue(np.all(self.mesh.vnEz == [3, 0, 2]))
         self.assertTrue(self.mesh.nE == 9)
+        self.assertTrue(np.all(self.mesh.vnE == [0, 9, 0]))
 
     def test_vectorsCC(self):
         v = np.r_[0, 1, 1.75]
@@ -60,9 +63,20 @@ class TestCyl2DMesh(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(np.linalg.norm((v-self.mesh.vectorNz)) == 0)
 
     def test_dimensions(self):
-        v = np.r_[0.5, 1.5, 2, 0.5, 1.5, 2, 0.5, 1.5, 2] * 2 * np.pi
-        self.assertTrue(np.linalg.norm((v-self.mesh.edge)) == 0)
+        edge = np.r_[0.5, 1.5, 2, 0.5, 1.5, 2, 0.5, 1.5, 2] * 2 * np.pi
+        self.assertTrue(np.linalg.norm((edge-self.mesh.edge)) == 0)
 
+        r = np.r_[0, 0.5, 1.5, 2]
+        a = r[1:]*2*np.pi
+        areaX = np.r_[2*a,a]
+        a = (r[1:]**2 - r[:-1]**2)*np.pi
+        areaZ = np.r_[a,a,a]
+        area = np.r_[areaX, areaZ]
+        self.assertTrue(np.linalg.norm((area-self.mesh.area)) == 0)
+
+        a = (r[1:]**2 - r[:-1]**2)*np.pi
+        vol = np.r_[2*a,a]
+        self.assertTrue(np.linalg.norm((vol-self.mesh.vol)) == 0)
 
 class TestCyl3DMesh(unittest.TestCase):