diff --git a/src/cpp/benders/benders_core/BendersBase.cpp b/src/cpp/benders/benders_core/BendersBase.cpp
index 0b01db04e..4a3067d12 100644
--- a/src/cpp/benders/benders_core/BendersBase.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/benders/benders_core/BendersBase.cpp
@@ -1028,6 +1028,7 @@ void BendersBase::init_data(double external_loop_lambda,
 
 
 bool BendersBase::isExceptionRaised() const { return exception_raised_; }
+
 /*
  * after the 1st loop of the outer loop, we must  re-build the objective
  * function and costs
@@ -1041,6 +1042,7 @@ void BendersBase::UpdateOverallCosts() {
 
   relevantIterationData_.best._invest_cost = _data.invest_cost;
 }
+
 void BendersBase::SetBilevelBestub(double bilevel_best_ub) {
   _data.outer_loop_current_iteration_data.outer_loop_bilevel_best_ub =
       bilevel_best_ub;
diff --git a/src/cpp/benders/factories/BendersFactory.cpp b/src/cpp/benders/factories/BendersFactory.cpp
index 7b3cededf..bdf62d07f 100644
--- a/src/cpp/benders/factories/BendersFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/benders/factories/BendersFactory.cpp
@@ -102,9 +102,11 @@ pBendersBase BendersMainFactory::PrepareForExecution(bool external_loop) {
   writer_->write_log_level(options_.LOG_LEVEL);
   writer_->write_master_name(options_.MASTER_NAME);
   writer_->write_solver_name(options_.SOLVER_NAME);
-  benders->setCriterionComputationInputs(
-      std::get<Benders::Criterion::CriterionInputData>(
-          criterion_input_holder_));
+  benders->setCriterionComputationInputs(std::visit(
+      [](auto&& the_variant) {
+        return (Benders::Criterion::CriterionInputData)the_variant;
+      },
+      criterion_input_holder_));
 
   return benders;
 }
@@ -132,15 +134,16 @@ void BendersMainFactory::AddCriterionOutput(
     std::shared_ptr<MathLoggerDriver> math_log_driver) {
   const std::filesystem::path output_root(options_.OUTPUTROOT);
 
-  const auto& criterion_input_data =
-      std::get<Benders::Criterion::CriterionInputData>(criterion_input_holder_);
-
-  const auto& headers = criterion_input_data.PatternBodies();
+  const auto& headers =
+      std::visit([](auto&& the_variant) { return the_variant.PatternBodies(); },
+                 criterion_input_holder_);
   math_log_driver->add_logger(
       output_root / LOLD_FILE, headers,
       &OuterLoopCurrentIterationData::outer_loop_criterion);
 
-  positive_unsupplied_file_ = criterion_input_data.PatternsPrefix() + ".txt";
+  positive_unsupplied_file_ = std::visit(
+      [](auto&& the_variant) { return the_variant.PatternsPrefix(); },
+      criterion_input_holder_);
   math_log_driver->add_logger(
       output_root / positive_unsupplied_file_, headers,
       &OuterLoopCurrentIterationData::outer_loop_patterns_values);