diff --git a/include/kernels/EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod.h b/include/kernels/EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod.h
index bb2c1ccd9b6..b67861ff12a 100644
--- a/include/kernels/EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod.h
+++ b/include/kernels/EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod : public ADKernel
 
   const ADVariableValue & _electron;
   const ADVariableValue & _density;
-  const ADVariableValue & _energy;
 
   const ADMaterialProperty<Real> & _reaction_coeff;
   const Real & _stoichiometric_coeff;
diff --git a/include/kernels/ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod.h b/include/kernels/ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod.h
index 6a982301c69..cbc8f19b493 100644
--- a/include/kernels/ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod.h
+++ b/include/kernels/ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod : public ADKernel
 protected:
   virtual ADReal computeQpResidual() override;
 
-  const ADMaterialProperty<Real> & _reaction_coeff;
+  //const ADMaterialProperty<Real> & _reaction_coeff;
+  const MaterialProperty<Real> & _reaction_coeff;
 
   const ADVariableValue & _density;
   unsigned int _density_id;
diff --git a/include/kernels/ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod.h b/include/kernels/ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod.h
index c01f802e824..85ec09b9ded 100644
--- a/include/kernels/ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod.h
+++ b/include/kernels/ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod : public ADKernel
 protected:
   virtual ADReal computeQpResidual();
 
-  const ADMaterialProperty<Real> & _reaction_coeff;
+  //const ADMaterialProperty<Real> & _reaction_coeff;
+  const MaterialProperty<Real> & _reaction_coeff;
 
   const ADVariableValue & _density;
   unsigned int _density_id;
diff --git a/include/kernels/ShootMethodLog.h b/include/kernels/ShootMethodLog.h
index 0f8addd8238..8b54c220662 100644
--- a/include/kernels/ShootMethodLog.h
+++ b/include/kernels/ShootMethodLog.h
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ class ShootMethodLog : public ADKernel
   const ADVariableValue & _density_at_end_cycle;
   const ADVariableValue & _sensitivity;
   const Real & _limit;
-  ADReal _acceleration;
 };
diff --git a/src/kernels/CoeffDiffusionForShootMethod.C b/src/kernels/CoeffDiffusionForShootMethod.C
index 5af0c4ff945..7a163de4f51 100644
--- a/src/kernels/CoeffDiffusionForShootMethod.C
+++ b/src/kernels/CoeffDiffusionForShootMethod.C
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ CoeffDiffusionForShootMethod::CoeffDiffusionForShootMethod(const InputParameters
 ADReal
 CoeffDiffusionForShootMethod::computeQpResidual()
 {
-  return -_diffusivity[_qp] * (_grad_test[_i][_qp] * _r_units) * -_grad_test[_i][_qp] * _r_units *
-         _u[_qp];
+  return _grad_test[_i][_qp] * _r_units * _diffusivity[_qp] *
+         _grad_u[_qp] * _r_units;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernels/EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod.C b/src/kernels/EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod.C
index e53ac150668..b834ae4157c 100644
--- a/src/kernels/EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod.C
+++ b/src/kernels/EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod.C
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod::validParams()
   InputParameters params = ADKernel::validParams();
   params.addRequiredCoupledVar("electron", "The electron species variable.");
   params.addRequiredCoupledVar("density", "The accelerated density variable.");
-  params.addRequiredCoupledVar("energy", "The energy variable.");
   params.addRequiredParam<std::string>("reaction", "The full reaction equation.");
   params.addRequiredParam<Real>("coefficient", "The stoichiometric coefficient.");
   params.addParam<std::string>(
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod::EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod(const InputParamete
   : ADKernel(parameters),
     _electron(adCoupledValue("electron")),
     _density(adCoupledValue("density")),
-    _energy(adCoupledValue("energy")),
     _reaction_coeff(getADMaterialProperty<Real>("k" + getParam<std::string>("number") + "_" +
                                                 getParam<std::string>("reaction"))),
     _stoichiometric_coeff(getParam<Real>("coefficient"))
@@ -48,6 +46,6 @@ EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod::EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod(const InputParamete
 ADReal
 EEDFReactionLogForShootMethod::computeQpResidual()
 {
-  return -_test[_i][_qp] * _stoichiometric_coeff * _reaction_coeff[_qp] * 1.0 *
-         std::exp(_electron[_qp]) * _u[_qp];
+  return -_test[_i][_qp] * _stoichiometric_coeff * _reaction_coeff[_qp] *
+         _u[_qp] * std::exp(_electron[_qp]);
 }
diff --git a/src/kernels/ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod.C b/src/kernels/ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod.C
index 5bf1f3be020..0159d3b59ef 100644
--- a/src/kernels/ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod.C
+++ b/src/kernels/ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod.C
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod::validParams()
 ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod::ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod(
     const InputParameters & parameters)
   : ADKernel(parameters),
-    _reaction_coeff(getADMaterialProperty<Real>("k" + getParam<std::string>("number") + "_" +
+    //_reaction_coeff(getADMaterialProperty<Real>("k" + getParam<std::string>("number") + "_" +
+    //                                            getParam<std::string>("reaction"))),
+    _reaction_coeff(getMaterialProperty<Real>("k" + getParam<std::string>("number") + "_" +
                                                 getParam<std::string>("reaction"))),
 
     _density(adCoupledValue("density")),
@@ -51,14 +53,12 @@ ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod::ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod(
 ADReal
 ReactionSecondOrderLogForShootMethod::computeQpResidual()
 {
+  Real power;
+
+  power = 1.;
   if (_v_id == _density_id)
-  {
-    return -_test[_i][_qp] * _stoichiometric_coeff * _reaction_coeff[_qp] * 2.0 *
-           std::exp(_v[_qp]) * _u[_qp];
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    return -_test[_i][_qp] * _stoichiometric_coeff * _reaction_coeff[_qp] * 1.0 *
-           std::exp(_v[_qp]) * _u[_qp];
-  }
+    power += 1.;
+
+  return -_test[_i][_qp] * _stoichiometric_coeff * _reaction_coeff[_qp] * power *
+          std::exp(_v[_qp]) * _u[_qp];
 }
diff --git a/src/kernels/ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod.C b/src/kernels/ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod.C
index 7fad3bcfd23..d76b53e86b6 100644
--- a/src/kernels/ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod.C
+++ b/src/kernels/ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod.C
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod::validParams()
 ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod::ReactionThirdOrderLogForShootMethod(
     const InputParameters & parameters)
   : ADKernel(parameters),
-    _reaction_coeff(getADMaterialProperty<Real>("k" + getParam<std::string>("number") + "_" +
+    //_reaction_coeff(getADMaterialProperty<Real>("k" + getParam<std::string>("number") + "_" +
+    //                                            getParam<std::string>("reaction"))),
+    _reaction_coeff(getMaterialProperty<Real>("k" + getParam<std::string>("number") + "_" +
                                                 getParam<std::string>("reaction"))),
 
     _density(adCoupledValue("density")),
diff --git a/src/kernels/ShootMethodLog.C b/src/kernels/ShootMethodLog.C
index 62825f91675..bdebb041fb6 100644
--- a/src/kernels/ShootMethodLog.C
+++ b/src/kernels/ShootMethodLog.C
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ ShootMethodLog::ShootMethodLog(const InputParameters & parameters)
     _density_at_start_cycle(adCoupledValue("density_at_start_cycle")),
     _density_at_end_cycle(adCoupledValue("density_at_end_cycle")),
     _sensitivity(adCoupledValue("sensitivity_variable")),
-    _limit(getParam<Real>("growth_limit")),
-    _acceleration(0.0)
+    _limit(getParam<Real>("growth_limit"))
 {
 }
 
@@ -64,27 +63,10 @@ ADReal
 ShootMethodLog::computeQpResidual()
 {
 
-  ADReal _acceleration_growth = std::pow((1. - _sensitivity[_qp]), -1.);
-
-  if (_limit == 0.0)
-  {
-    _acceleration = _acceleration_growth *
-                    (std::exp(_density_at_start_cycle[_qp]) - std::exp(_density_at_end_cycle[_qp]));
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    if (_acceleration_growth > _limit)
-    {
-      _acceleration =
-          _limit * (std::exp(_density_at_start_cycle[_qp]) - std::exp(_density_at_end_cycle[_qp]));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      _acceleration = _acceleration_growth * (std::exp(_density_at_start_cycle[_qp]) -
-                                              std::exp(_density_at_end_cycle[_qp]));
-    }
-  }
+  ADReal Scaling = 1.0 / ((1. - _sensitivity[_qp]) + (1. / _limit));
 
   return _test[_i][_qp] *
-         (std::exp(_u[_qp]) - std::exp(_density_at_start_cycle[_qp]) + _acceleration);
+         (std::exp(_u[_qp]) - std::exp(_density_at_start_cycle[_qp]) +
+           (std::exp(_density_at_start_cycle[_qp]) -
+            std::exp(_density_at_end_cycle[_qp])) * Scaling);
 }