diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index f57b78b..2f1a691 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "QuestBase"
 uuid = "7e80f742-43d6-403d-a9ea-981410111d43"
 authors = ["Orjan Ameye <orjan.ameye@hotmail.com>", "Jan Kosata <kosataj@phys.ethz.ch>", "Javier del Pino <jdelpino@phys.ethz.ch>"]
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.3.4"
 
 [deps]
 DocStringExtensions = "ffbed154-4ef7-542d-bbb7-c09d3a79fcae"
diff --git a/src/HarmonicEquation.jl b/src/HarmonicEquation.jl
index cb8348a..4889146 100644
--- a/src/HarmonicEquation.jl
+++ b/src/HarmonicEquation.jl
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ function _remove_brackets(eom::HarmonicEquation)
     return substitute_all(equations_lhs, variable_rules)
 end
 
+function _remove_brackets(eqs::Vector{Num}, vars::Vector{Num})
+    vars_ = _remove_brackets.(vars)
+    variable_rules = Dict(zip(vars, vars_))
+    return substitute_all(eqs, variable_rules), vars_
+end
+
 """
 $(TYPEDSIGNATURES)
 Rearrange `eom` to the standard form, such that the derivatives of the variables are on one side.
diff --git a/src/HarmonicVariable.jl b/src/HarmonicVariable.jl
index 70c4732..0023311 100644
--- a/src/HarmonicVariable.jl
+++ b/src/HarmonicVariable.jl
@@ -19,19 +19,30 @@ mutable struct HarmonicVariable
     natural_variable::Num
 end
 
+function HarmonicVariable(symbol::Num)
+    return HarmonicVariable(symbol, "", "", Num(1), Num(0))
+end
+
 function Base.show(io::IO, hv::HarmonicVariable)
-    return println(
-        io,
-        "Harmonic variable ",
-        string.(hv.symbol) * " for harmonic ",
-        string(hv.ω),
-        " of ",
-        string(hv.natural_variable),
-    )
+    if isempty(hv.type)
+        s = "Harmonic variable " * string.(hv.symbol)
+    else
+        s =
+            "Harmonic variable " *
+            string.(hv.symbol) *
+            " for harmonic " *
+            string(hv.ω) *
+            " of " *
+            string(hv.natural_variable)
+    end
+    return println(io, s)
 end
 
 """Gives the relation between `var` and the underlying natural variable."""
 function _show_ansatz(var::HarmonicVariable)
+    if isempty(var.type)
+        return string(var.symbol)
+    end
     t = var.natural_variable.val.arguments
     t = length(t) == 1 ? string(t[1]) : error("more than 1 independent variable")
     ω = string(var.ω)
diff --git a/test/HarmonicVariable.jl b/test/HarmonicVariable.jl
index 9e5d5ea..066e536 100644
--- a/test/HarmonicVariable.jl
+++ b/test/HarmonicVariable.jl
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ end
 
     # Test _show_ansatz
     @test contains(_show_ansatz(hv), "cos(ωt)")
+
+    @variables x
+    hv = HarmonicVariable(x)
+    @test repr(hv) == "Harmonic variable x\n"
+
+    @test _show_ansatz(hv) == "x"
 end
 
 @testset "Coordinate Transforms" begin