diff --git a/Cubical/Categories/Instances/CommRings.agda b/Cubical/Categories/Instances/CommRings.agda
index 4b9353cabe..b7802ea960 100644
--- a/Cubical/Categories/Instances/CommRings.agda
+++ b/Cubical/Categories/Instances/CommRings.agda
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# OPTIONS --safe #-}
+{-# OPTIONS --safe --lossy-unification #-}
 module Cubical.Categories.Instances.CommRings where
 
 open import Cubical.Foundations.Prelude
diff --git a/Cubical/Categories/Instances/FPAlgebrasSmall.agda b/Cubical/Categories/Instances/FPAlgebrasSmall.agda
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c32cdb17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cubical/Categories/Instances/FPAlgebrasSmall.agda
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+{-# OPTIONS --safe --lossy-unification #-}
+module Cubical.Categories.Instances.FPAlgebrasSmall where
+
+open import Cubical.Foundations.Prelude
+open import Cubical.Foundations.Equiv
+open import Cubical.Foundations.Isomorphism
+open import Cubical.Foundations.Function
+open import Cubical.Foundations.Powerset
+open import Cubical.Foundations.HLevels
+open import Cubical.Foundations.Structure
+
+open import Cubical.Functions.FunExtEquiv
+
+open import Cubical.Data.Unit
+open import Cubical.Data.Sigma
+open import Cubical.Data.Nat using (ℕ)
+open import Cubical.Data.FinData
+
+open import Cubical.Algebra.Ring
+open import Cubical.Algebra.CommRing
+open import Cubical.Algebra.Algebra
+open import Cubical.Algebra.CommAlgebra
+open import Cubical.Algebra.CommAlgebra.FPAlgebra
+open import Cubical.Algebra.CommAlgebra.FPAlgebra.Instances
+open import Cubical.Algebra.CommAlgebra.Instances.Unit
+open import Cubical.Algebra.Semilattice
+open import Cubical.Algebra.Lattice
+open import Cubical.Algebra.DistLattice
+open import Cubical.Algebra.DistLattice.BigOps
+open import Cubical.Algebra.ZariskiLattice.Base
+open import Cubical.Algebra.ZariskiLattice.UniversalProperty
+
+open import Cubical.Categories.Category
+open import Cubical.Categories.Functor
+open import Cubical.Categories.Instances.Sets
+open import Cubical.Categories.Instances.CommRings
+open import Cubical.Categories.Instances.CommAlgebras
+open import Cubical.Categories.Instances.DistLattices
+open import Cubical.Categories.Instances.Functors
+open import Cubical.Categories.NaturalTransformation
+open import Cubical.Categories.Presheaf.Base
+open import Cubical.Categories.Yoneda
+
+open import Cubical.Relation.Binary.Order.Poset
+
+open import Cubical.HITs.PropositionalTruncation as PT
+open import Cubical.HITs.SetQuotients as SQ
+
+
+private
+ variable
+  ℓ ℓ' ℓ'' : Level
+
+
+module _ (R : CommRing ℓ) where
+
+  open Iso
+  open Category hiding (_∘_) renaming (_⋆_ to _⋆c_)
+  open Functor
+  open NatTrans
+  open DistLatticeStr ⦃...⦄
+  open CommRingStr ⦃...⦄
+  open IsRingHom
+  open CommAlgebraHoms
+  open IsLatticeHom
+  open ZarLat
+  open ZarLatUniversalProp
+
+
+  -- type living in the same universe as the base ring R
+  record SmallFPAlgebra : Type ℓ where
+    field
+      n : ℕ
+      m : ℕ
+      relations : FinVec ⟨ Polynomials {R = R} n ⟩ m
+
+  open SmallFPAlgebra
+  private
+    indFPAlg : SmallFPAlgebra → CommAlgebra R ℓ
+    indFPAlg A = FPAlgebra (A .n) (A .relations)
+
+  FPAlgebrasSmallCategory : Category ℓ ℓ
+  ob FPAlgebrasSmallCategory = SmallFPAlgebra
+  Hom[_,_] FPAlgebrasSmallCategory A B =
+    CommAlgebraHom (indFPAlg A) (indFPAlg B)
+  id FPAlgebrasSmallCategory = idCommAlgebraHom _
+  _⋆c_ FPAlgebrasSmallCategory = compCommAlgebraHom _ _ _
+  ⋆IdL FPAlgebrasSmallCategory = compIdCommAlgebraHom
+  ⋆IdR FPAlgebrasSmallCategory = idCompCommAlgebraHom
+  ⋆Assoc FPAlgebrasSmallCategory = compAssocCommAlgebraHom
+  isSetHom FPAlgebrasSmallCategory = isSetAlgebraHom _ _
+
+
+  -- the name of this module will be justified once we have defined
+  -- Zariski sheaves on small f.p. algebras
+  module SchemesOfFinitePresentation where
+
+    -- "parsimonious" presheaf categories
+    fpAlgFunctor = Functor FPAlgebrasSmallCategory (SET ℓ)
+    fpAlgFUNCTOR = FUNCTOR FPAlgebrasSmallCategory (SET ℓ)
+
+    -- yoneda in the notation of Demazure-Gabriel
+    -- uses η-equality of Categories
+    Sp : Functor (FPAlgebrasSmallCategory ^op) fpAlgFUNCTOR
+    Sp = YO {C = (FPAlgebrasSmallCategory ^op)}
+
+    -- the Zariski lattice (classifying compact open subobjects)
+    private forget = ForgetfulCommAlgebra→CommRing R
+
+    𝓛 : fpAlgFunctor
+    F-ob 𝓛 A = ZL (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) , SQ.squash/
+    F-hom 𝓛  φ = inducedZarLatHom (forget .F-hom φ) .fst
+    F-id 𝓛 = cong (λ x → inducedZarLatHom x .fst) (forget .F-id)
+            ∙ cong fst (inducedZarLatHomId _)
+    F-seq 𝓛 _ _ = cong (λ x → inducedZarLatHom x .fst) (forget .F-seq _ _)
+                 ∙ cong fst (inducedZarLatHomSeq _ _)
+
+    CompactOpen : fpAlgFunctor → Type ℓ
+    CompactOpen X = X ⇒ 𝓛
+
+    isAffine : fpAlgFunctor → Type ℓ
+    isAffine X = ∃[ A ∈ SmallFPAlgebra ] (Sp .F-ob A) ≅ᶜ X
+
+    -- the induced subfunctor
+    ⟦_⟧ᶜᵒ : {X : fpAlgFunctor} (U : CompactOpen X) → fpAlgFunctor
+    F-ob (⟦_⟧ᶜᵒ {X = X} U) A = (Σ[ x ∈ X .F-ob A .fst  ] U .N-ob A x ≡ D _ 1r)
+                                  , isSetΣSndProp (X .F-ob A .snd) λ _ → squash/ _ _
+     where instance _ = snd (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A))
+    F-hom (⟦_⟧ᶜᵒ {X = X} U) {x = A} {y = B} φ (x , Ux≡D1) = (X .F-hom φ x) , path
+      where
+      instance
+        _ = (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+        _ = (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg B)) .snd
+      open IsLatticeHom
+      path : U .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x) ≡ D _ 1r
+      path = U .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x) ≡⟨ funExt⁻ (U .N-hom φ) x ⟩
+             𝓛 .F-hom φ (U .N-ob A x) ≡⟨ cong (𝓛 .F-hom φ) Ux≡D1 ⟩
+             𝓛 .F-hom φ (D _ 1r)      ≡⟨ inducedZarLatHom (forget .F-hom φ) .snd .pres1 ⟩
+             D _ 1r ∎
+    F-id (⟦_⟧ᶜᵒ {X = X} U) = funExt (λ x → Σ≡Prop (λ _ → squash/ _ _)
+                                       (funExt⁻ (X .F-id) (x .fst)))
+    F-seq (⟦_⟧ᶜᵒ {X = X} U) φ ψ = funExt (λ x → Σ≡Prop (λ _ → squash/ _ _)
+                                            (funExt⁻ (X .F-seq φ ψ) (x .fst)))
+
+    isAffineCompactOpen : {X : fpAlgFunctor} (U : CompactOpen X) → Type ℓ
+    isAffineCompactOpen U = isAffine ⟦ U ⟧ᶜᵒ
+
+    -- the dist. lattice of compact opens
+    CompOpenDistLattice : Functor fpAlgFUNCTOR (DistLatticesCategory {ℓ} ^op)
+    fst (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X) = CompactOpen X
+
+    -- lattice structure induce by internal lattice object 𝓛
+    N-ob (DistLatticeStr.0l (snd (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X))) A _ = 0l
+      where instance _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+    N-hom (DistLatticeStr.0l (snd (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X))) _ = funExt λ _ → refl
+
+    N-ob (DistLatticeStr.1l (snd (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X))) A _ = 1l
+      where instance _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+    N-hom (DistLatticeStr.1l (snd (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X))) {x = A} {y = B} φ = funExt λ _ → path
+      where
+      instance
+        _ = (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+        _ = (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg B)) .snd
+        _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg B)) .snd
+      path : D _ 1r ≡ D _ (φ .fst 1r) ∨l 0l
+      path = cong (D (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg B))) (sym (forget .F-hom φ .snd .pres1))
+           ∙ sym (∨lRid _)
+
+    N-ob ((snd (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X) DistLatticeStr.∨l U) V) A x =
+      U .N-ob A x ∨l V .N-ob A x
+      where instance _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+    N-hom ((snd (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X) DistLatticeStr.∨l U) V)  {x = A} {y = B} φ =
+      funExt path
+      where
+      instance
+        _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+        _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg B)) .snd
+      path : ∀ x → U .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x) ∨l V .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x)
+                 ≡ 𝓛 .F-hom φ (U .N-ob A x ∨l V .N-ob A x)
+      path x = U .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x) ∨l V .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x)
+             ≡⟨ cong₂ _∨l_ (funExt⁻ (U .N-hom φ) x) (funExt⁻ (V .N-hom φ) x) ⟩
+               𝓛 .F-hom φ (U .N-ob A x) ∨l 𝓛 .F-hom φ (V .N-ob A x)
+             ≡⟨ sym (inducedZarLatHom (forget .F-hom φ) .snd .pres∨l _ _) ⟩
+               𝓛 .F-hom φ (U .N-ob A x ∨l V .N-ob A x) ∎
+
+    N-ob ((snd (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X) DistLatticeStr.∧l U) V) A x =
+      U .N-ob A x ∧l V .N-ob A x
+      where instance _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+    N-hom ((snd (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X) DistLatticeStr.∧l U) V) {x = A} {y = B} φ =
+      funExt path
+      where
+      instance
+        _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+        _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg B)) .snd
+      path : ∀ x → U .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x) ∧l V .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x)
+                 ≡ 𝓛 .F-hom φ (U .N-ob A x ∧l V .N-ob A x)
+      path x = U .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x) ∧l V .N-ob B (X .F-hom φ x)
+             ≡⟨ cong₂ _∧l_ (funExt⁻ (U .N-hom φ) x) (funExt⁻ (V .N-hom φ) x) ⟩
+               𝓛 .F-hom φ (U .N-ob A x) ∧l 𝓛 .F-hom φ (V .N-ob A x)
+             ≡⟨ sym (inducedZarLatHom (forget .F-hom φ) .snd .pres∧l _ _) ⟩
+               𝓛 .F-hom φ (U .N-ob A x ∧l V .N-ob A x) ∎
+
+    DistLatticeStr.isDistLattice (snd (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X)) =
+      makeIsDistLattice∧lOver∨l
+        isSetNatTrans
+        (λ _ _ _ → makeNatTransPath (funExt₂
+                     (λ A _ → ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+                                .DistLatticeStr.∨lAssoc _ _ _)))
+        (λ _ →     makeNatTransPath (funExt₂
+                     (λ A _ → ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+                                .DistLatticeStr.∨lRid _)))
+        (λ _ _ →   makeNatTransPath (funExt₂
+                     (λ A _ → ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+                                .DistLatticeStr.∨lComm _ _)))
+        (λ _ _ _ → makeNatTransPath (funExt₂
+                     (λ A _ → ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+                                .DistLatticeStr.∧lAssoc _ _ _)))
+        (λ _ →     makeNatTransPath (funExt₂
+                     (λ A _ → ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+                                .DistLatticeStr.∧lRid _)))
+        (λ _ _ →   makeNatTransPath (funExt₂
+                     (λ A _ → ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+                               .DistLatticeStr.∧lComm _ _)))
+        (λ _ _ →   makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ -- don't know why ∧lAbsorb∨l doesn't work
+                     (λ A _ → ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+                                .DistLatticeStr.absorb _ _ .snd)))
+        (λ _ _ _ → makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ -- same here
+                     (λ A _ → ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+                                .DistLatticeStr.∧l-dist-∨l _ _ _ .fst)))
+
+    -- (contravariant) action on morphisms
+    fst (F-hom CompOpenDistLattice α) = α ●ᵛ_
+    pres0 (snd (F-hom CompOpenDistLattice α)) = makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ λ _ _ → refl)
+    pres1 (snd (F-hom CompOpenDistLattice α)) = makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ λ _ _ → refl)
+    pres∨l (snd (F-hom CompOpenDistLattice α)) _ _ = makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ λ _ _ → refl)
+    pres∧l (snd (F-hom CompOpenDistLattice α)) _ _ = makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ λ _ _ → refl)
+
+    -- functoriality
+    F-id CompOpenDistLattice = LatticeHom≡f _ _
+                                 (funExt λ _ → makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ λ _ _ → refl))
+    F-seq CompOpenDistLattice _ _ = LatticeHom≡f _ _
+                                      (funExt λ _ → makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ λ _ _ → refl))
+
+    -- the above is actually a functor into dist. lattices over 𝓛 R
+    open import Cubical.Categories.Constructions.Slice
+                    (DistLatticesCategory {ℓ} ^op) (ZariskiLattice R)
+         renaming (SliceCat to DistLatticeᵒᵖ/𝓛R)
+    open SliceOb
+    open SliceHom
+    open IsZarMap
+    private
+      d : (X : fpAlgFunctor) → fst R → CompactOpen X
+      N-ob (d X r) A _ = D _ (r ⋆ 1a)
+        where open CommAlgebraStr (indFPAlg A .snd)
+      N-hom (d X r) {A} {B} φ = funExt (λ _ → sym path)
+        where
+        open IsAlgebraHom
+        open CommAlgebraStr ⦃...⦄ using (_⋆_ ; 1a)
+        instance
+          _ = indFPAlg A .snd
+          _ = indFPAlg B .snd
+          _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg B)) .snd
+        path : D _ (φ .fst (r ⋆ 1a)) ∨l 0l ≡ D _ (r ⋆ 1a)
+        path = D _ (φ .fst (r ⋆ 1a)) ∨l 0l ≡⟨ ∨lRid _ ⟩
+               D _ (φ .fst (r ⋆ 1a))       ≡⟨ cong (D _) (φ .snd .pres⋆ _ _) ⟩
+               D _ (r ⋆ φ .fst 1a)         ≡⟨ cong (λ x → D _ (r ⋆ x)) (φ .snd .pres1) ⟩
+               D _ (r ⋆ 1a) ∎
+
+      dIsZarMap : ∀ (X : fpAlgFunctor) → IsZarMap R (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X) (d X)
+      pres0 (dIsZarMap X) = makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ (λ A _ →
+        let open AlgebraTheory (CommRing→Ring R) (CommAlgebra→Algebra (indFPAlg A))
+        in cong (D _) (⋆AnnihilL _) ∙ isZarMapD _ .pres0))
+      pres1 (dIsZarMap X) = makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ (λ A _ →
+        cong (D _) (CommAlgebraStr.⋆IdL (indFPAlg A .snd) _) ∙ isZarMapD _ .pres1))
+      ·≡∧ (dIsZarMap X) r s = makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ (λ A _ →
+        let open AlgebraTheory (CommRing→Ring R) (CommAlgebra→Algebra (indFPAlg A))
+            open CommAlgebraStr ⦃...⦄ using (_⋆_ ; 1a) renaming (_·_ to _·a_ ; ·IdL to ·aIdL)
+            instance _ = indFPAlg A .snd
+                     _ = R .snd
+                     _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+        in D _((r · s) ⋆ 1a) ≡⟨ cong (λ x → D _ ((r · s) ⋆ x)) (sym (·aIdL 1a)) ⟩
+           D _((r · s) ⋆ (1a ·a 1a)) ≡⟨ cong (D _) (⋆Dist· _ _ _ _) ⟩
+           D _((r ⋆ 1a) ·a (s ⋆ 1a)) ≡⟨ isZarMapD _ .·≡∧ _ _ ⟩
+           D _(r ⋆ 1a) ∧l D _ (s ⋆ 1a) ∎))
+      +≤∨ (dIsZarMap X) r s = makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ (λ A _ →
+        let open CommAlgebraStr ⦃...⦄ using (_⋆_ ; 1a ; ⋆DistL+)
+            open JoinSemilattice (Lattice→JoinSemilattice (DistLattice→Lattice
+                                 (ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)))))
+            instance _ = indFPAlg A .snd
+                     _ = ZariskiLattice (forget .F-ob (indFPAlg A)) .snd
+        in subst (_≤ D _(r ⋆ 1a) ∨l D _ (s ⋆ 1a)) (cong (D _) (sym (⋆DistL+ _ _ _)))
+                 (isZarMapD _ .+≤∨ _ _)))
+
+
+      uniqueHom𝓛R→CompOpen : (X : fpAlgFunctor)
+                            → ∃![ χ ∈ DistLatticeHom (ZariskiLattice R)
+                                                     (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X) ]
+                                  χ .fst ∘ D R ≡ d X
+      uniqueHom𝓛R→CompOpen X = ZLHasUniversalProp R (F-ob CompOpenDistLattice X)
+                                                     (d X) (dIsZarMap X)
+
+    CompOpenDistLatticeOver : Functor fpAlgFUNCTOR DistLatticeᵒᵖ/𝓛R
+    S-ob (F-ob CompOpenDistLatticeOver X) = CompOpenDistLattice .F-ob X
+
+    -- the induced morphism 𝓛 R → CompactOpen X
+    S-arr (F-ob CompOpenDistLatticeOver X) = uniqueHom𝓛R→CompOpen X .fst .fst
+    S-hom (F-hom CompOpenDistLatticeOver α) = CompOpenDistLattice .F-hom α
+    S-comm (F-hom CompOpenDistLatticeOver {X} {Y} α) =
+      sym (cong fst (uniqueHom𝓛R→CompOpen X .snd (χ' , χ'Path)))
+      where
+      χ' = CompOpenDistLattice .F-hom α ∘dl uniqueHom𝓛R→CompOpen Y .fst .fst
+      χ'Path : χ' .fst ∘ D R ≡ d X
+      χ'Path = cong (CompOpenDistLattice .F-hom α .fst ∘_)
+                    (uniqueHom𝓛R→CompOpen Y .fst .snd)
+             ∙ funExt (λ r → makeNatTransPath (funExt₂ (λ _ _ → refl)))
+    F-id CompOpenDistLatticeOver = SliceHom-≡-intro' (CompOpenDistLattice .F-id)
+    F-seq CompOpenDistLatticeOver _ _ = SliceHom-≡-intro' (CompOpenDistLattice .F-seq _ _)
+
+
+    module _ (X : fpAlgFunctor) where
+      open Join (CompOpenDistLattice .F-ob X)
+      private instance _ = (CompOpenDistLattice .F-ob X) .snd
+
+      record AffineCover : Type ℓ where
+        field
+          n : ℕ
+          U : FinVec (CompactOpen X) n
+          covers : ⋁ U ≡ 1l -- TODO: equivalent to X ≡ ⟦ ⋁ U ⟧ᶜᵒ
+          isAffineU : ∀ i → isAffineCompactOpen (U i)
+
+      hasAffineCover : Type ℓ
+      hasAffineCover = ∥ AffineCover ∥₁
+      -- TODO: A fp-alg-functor is a scheme of finite presentation (over R)
+      -- if it is a Zariski sheaf and has an affine cover
diff --git a/Cubical/Categories/Instances/ZFunctors.agda b/Cubical/Categories/Instances/ZFunctors.agda
index 701f7c4020..28703572d9 100644
--- a/Cubical/Categories/Instances/ZFunctors.agda
+++ b/Cubical/Categories/Instances/ZFunctors.agda
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ module _ {ℓ : Level} where
     open Join (CompOpenDistLattice .F-ob X)
     open JoinSemilattice (Lattice→JoinSemilattice (DistLattice→Lattice (CompOpenDistLattice .F-ob X)))
     open PosetStr (IndPoset .snd) hiding (_≤_)
-    open LatticeTheory ⦃...⦄ -- ((DistLattice→Lattice (CompOpenDistLattice .F-ob X)))
+    open LatticeTheory ⦃...⦄
     private instance _ = (CompOpenDistLattice .F-ob X) .snd
 
     record AffineCover : Type (ℓ-suc ℓ) where
diff --git a/Cubical/Categories/NaturalTransformation/Base.agda b/Cubical/Categories/NaturalTransformation/Base.agda
index 93b9fb2bd8..7e44493e35 100644
--- a/Cubical/Categories/NaturalTransformation/Base.agda
+++ b/Cubical/Categories/NaturalTransformation/Base.agda
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module _ {C : Category ℓC ℓC'} {D : Category ℓD ℓD'} where
       -- naturality condition
       N-hom :  N-hom-Type F G N-ob
 
-  record NatIso (F G : Functor C D): Type (ℓ-max (ℓ-max ℓC ℓC') (ℓ-max ℓD ℓD')) where
+  record NatIso (F G : Functor C D): Type (ℓ-max (ℓ-max ℓC ℓC') ℓD') where
     field
       trans : NatTrans F G
     open NatTrans trans
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module _ {C : Category ℓC ℓC'} {D : Category ℓD ℓD'} where
 
   infix 9 _≅ᶜ_
   -- c superscript to indicate that this is in the context of categories
-  _≅ᶜ_ : Functor C D → Functor C D → Type (ℓ-max (ℓ-max ℓC ℓC') (ℓ-max ℓD ℓD'))
+  _≅ᶜ_ : Functor C D → Functor C D → Type (ℓ-max (ℓ-max ℓC ℓC') ℓD')
   _≅ᶜ_ = NatIso
 
   -- component of a natural transformation
diff --git a/Cubical/Categories/Presheaf/Representable.agda b/Cubical/Categories/Presheaf/Representable.agda
index 42aa2fdb7c..582dfe2bb8 100644
--- a/Cubical/Categories/Presheaf/Representable.agda
+++ b/Cubical/Categories/Presheaf/Representable.agda
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ open isIsoC
 -- | Lifts don't appear in practice because we usually use universal
 -- | elements instead
 module _ {ℓo}{ℓh}{ℓp} (C : Category ℓo ℓh) (P : Presheaf C ℓp) where
-  Representation : Type (ℓ-max (ℓ-max ℓo (ℓ-suc ℓh)) (ℓ-suc ℓp))
+  Representation : Type (ℓ-max (ℓ-max ℓo ℓh) ℓp)
   Representation =
     Σ[ A ∈ C .ob ] PshIso C (C [-, A ]) P
 
-  Representable : Type (ℓ-max (ℓ-max ℓo (ℓ-suc ℓh)) (ℓ-suc ℓp))
+  Representable : Type  (ℓ-max (ℓ-max ℓo ℓh) ℓp)
   Representable = ∥ Representation ∥₁
 
   Elements = ∫ᴾ_ {C = C} P