diff --git a/MaterialLib/SolidModels/CreateLubby2.h b/MaterialLib/SolidModels/CreateLubby2.h
index 0edd11f01817f1391439f0a3e6b00405ca4ee746..b6f529c710cec9f36e5aee644c354cb29d656405 100644
--- a/MaterialLib/SolidModels/CreateLubby2.h
+++ b/MaterialLib/SolidModels/CreateLubby2.h
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<MechanicsBase<DisplacementDim>> createLubby2(
     DBUG("Use '%s' as dependency parameter mvM.",
          dependency_parameter_mvM.name.c_str());
 
-
-    typename Lubby2<DisplacementDim>::MaterialProperties mp{
+    Lubby2MaterialProperties mp{
         kelvin_shear_modulus,     maxwell_shear_modulus,
         maxwell_bulk_modulus,     kelvin_viscosity,
         maxwell_viscosity,        dependency_parameter_mK,
diff --git a/MaterialLib/SolidModels/Lubby2.h b/MaterialLib/SolidModels/Lubby2.h
index 2580349fbe0f264cacd8320cf6e3ba3d5203b6d1..f216d5f9f7335d8c52855837fd824c2b4f740351 100644
--- a/MaterialLib/SolidModels/Lubby2.h
+++ b/MaterialLib/SolidModels/Lubby2.h
@@ -20,6 +20,42 @@ namespace MaterialLib
 {
 namespace Solids
 {
+//
+// Variables specific to the material model.
+//
+struct Lubby2MaterialProperties
+{
+    using P = ProcessLib::Parameter<double>;
+    Lubby2MaterialProperties(P const& GK0_,
+                             P const& GM0_,
+                             P const& KM0_,
+                             P const& etaK0_,
+                             P const& etaM0_,
+                             P const& mK_,
+                             P const& mvK_,
+                             P const& mvM_)
+        : GK0(GK0_),
+          GM0(GM0_),
+          KM0(KM0_),
+          etaK0(etaK0_),
+          etaM0(etaM0_),
+          mK(mK_),
+          mvK(mvK_),
+          mvM(mvM_)
+    {
+    }
+
+    // basic material parameters
+    P const& GK0;
+    P const& GM0;
+    P const& KM0;
+    P const& etaK0;
+    P const& etaM0;
+    P const& mK;
+    P const& mvK;
+    P const& mvM;
+};
+
 template <int DisplacementDim>
 class Lubby2 final : public MechanicsBase<DisplacementDim>
 {
@@ -121,7 +157,7 @@ public:
                                          Eigen::RowMajor>;
 
 public:
-    explicit Lubby2(MaterialProperties& material_properties)
+    explicit Lubby2(Lubby2MaterialProperties& material_properties)
         : _mp(material_properties)
     {
     }
@@ -190,7 +226,7 @@ private:
     }
 
 private:
-    MaterialProperties _mp;
+    Lubby2MaterialProperties _mp;
 };
 
 extern template class Lubby2<2>;