diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/fn_accu.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/fn_accu.hpp
index 034903f3..57dbb36c 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/fn_accu.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/fn_accu.hpp
@@ -321,6 +321,13 @@ accu(const eOp<T1,eop_pow>& expr)
     return accu( reinterpret_cast< const modified_expr_type& >(expr) );
     }
   
+  if((expr.aux == eT(0.5)) && is_non_integral<eT>::value)
+    {
+    typedef eOp<T1,eop_sqrt> modified_expr_type;
+    
+    return accu( reinterpret_cast< const modified_expr_type& >(expr) );
+    }
+  
   const Proxy<expr_type> P(expr);
   
   return (Proxy<expr_type>::use_at) ? accu_proxy_at(P) : accu_proxy_linear(P);
@@ -955,6 +962,13 @@ accu(const eOpCube<T1,eop_pow>& expr)
     return accu( reinterpret_cast< const modified_expr_type& >(expr) );
     }
   
+  if((expr.aux == eT(0.5)) && is_non_integral<eT>::value)
+    {
+    typedef eOpCube<T1,eop_sqrt> modified_expr_type;
+    
+    return accu( reinterpret_cast< const modified_expr_type& >(expr) );
+    }
+  
   const ProxyCube<expr_type> P(expr);
   
   return (ProxyCube<expr_type>::use_at) ? accu_cube_proxy_at(P) : accu_cube_proxy_linear(P);
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/op_sum_meat.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/op_sum_meat.hpp
index 4a903a11..d2f1eb8a 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/op_sum_meat.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/op_sum_meat.hpp
@@ -163,6 +163,15 @@ op_sum::apply(Mat<typename T1::elem_type>& out, const Op< eOp<T1,eop_pow>, op_su
     return;
     }
   
+  if((in.m.aux == eT(0.5)) && is_non_integral<eT>::value)
+    {
+    typedef Op< eOp<T1,eop_sqrt>, op_sum > modified_whole_expr_type;
+    
+    op_sum::apply(out, reinterpret_cast<const modified_whole_expr_type& >(in) );
+    
+    return;
+    }
+  
   typedef eOp<T1,eop_pow> inner_expr_type;
   
   typedef typename inner_expr_type::proxy_type::stored_type inner_expr_P_stored_type;