diff --git a/pyext/ctlike.i b/pyext/ctlike.i
index 23b6fd7..36e4fef 100644
--- a/pyext/ctlike.i
+++ b/pyext/ctlike.i
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * @brief CTA maximum likelihood tool Python interface
  ***************************************************************************/
 class ctlike : public GApplication  {
+
 public:
     // Constructors and destructors
     ctlike(void);
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ public:
     void           execute(void);
     void           run(void);
     void           save(void);
-    GObservations& obs(void) { return m_obs; }
+    GObservations& obs(void);
+    GOptimizer*    opt(void);
     void           get_parameters(void);
     void           optimize_lm(void);
     void           load_unbinned(const std::string& evfile);
diff --git a/src/ctlike/ctlike.hpp b/src/ctlike/ctlike.hpp
index ae6d294..e69bca4 100644
--- a/src/ctlike/ctlike.hpp
+++ b/src/ctlike/ctlike.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 /* __Definitions _________________________________________________________ */
 #define CTLIKE_NAME    "ctlike"
-#define CTLIKE_VERSION "00-02-00"
+#define CTLIKE_VERSION "00-02-01"
 
 
 /***********************************************************************//**
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
     void           run(void);
     void           save(void);
     GObservations& obs(void) { return m_obs; }
+    GOptimizer*    opt(void) { return m_opt; }
     void           get_parameters(void);
     void           optimize_lm(void);
     void           load_unbinned(const std::string& evfile);