diff --git a/src/tequila/circuit/_gates_impl.py b/src/tequila/circuit/_gates_impl.py
index 25e40cfa..926a7718 100644
--- a/src/tequila/circuit/_gates_impl.py
+++ b/src/tequila/circuit/_gates_impl.py
@@ -376,8 +376,10 @@ def extract_targets(generator):
             targets += [k for k in ps.keys()]
         return tuple(set(targets))
 
-    def __init__(self, angle, generator, p0=None, control=None, eigenvalues_magnitude=0.5, steps=1, name="GenRot", assume_real=False):
-        super().__init__(eigenvalues_magnitude=eigenvalues_magnitude, generator=generator, assume_real=assume_real, name=name, parameter=angle, target=self.extract_targets(generator), control=control)
+    def __init__(self, angle, generator, p0=None, control=None, target=None, eigenvalues_magnitude=0.5, steps=1, name="GenRot", assume_real=False):
+        if target == None:
+            target = self.extract_targets(generator)
+        super().__init__(eigenvalues_magnitude=eigenvalues_magnitude, generator=generator, assume_real=assume_real, name=name, parameter=angle, target=target, control=control)
         self.steps = steps
         if control is not None:
             # augment p0 for control qubits
diff --git a/src/tequila/circuit/gates.py b/src/tequila/circuit/gates.py
index a754c3ad..312a1811 100644
--- a/src/tequila/circuit/gates.py
+++ b/src/tequila/circuit/gates.py
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ def __init__(self, angle, target, generator=None, p0=None, assume_real=True, con
             assert generator is not None
             assert p0 is not None
         
-        super().__init__(name="QubitExcitation", angle=angle, generator=generator, p0=p0, control=control, assume_real=assume_real, steps=1)
+        super().__init__(name="QubitExcitation", angle=angle, generator=generator, target=target, p0=p0, control=control, assume_real=assume_real, steps=1)
         
         if compile_options is None:
             self.compile_options = "optimize"