diff --git a/sources/editor/graphicspart/partterminal.cpp b/sources/editor/graphicspart/partterminal.cpp
index c5830eb8e..873468414 100644
--- a/sources/editor/graphicspart/partterminal.cpp
+++ b/sources/editor/graphicspart/partterminal.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,17 @@ void PartTerminal::toXmlPriv(QDomElement& e) const {
     d->m_pos = pos();
 
     QDomDocument doc = e.ownerDocument();
-    e.appendChild(d -> toXml(doc));
+    QDomElement terminalData = d -> toXml(doc);
+
+    // Copy everything from terminalData to terminal
+    for (int i=0; i < terminalData.attributes().count(); i++) {
+        QDomAttr attr = terminalData.attributes().item(i).toAttr();
+        e.setAttribute(attr.name(), attr.value());
+    }
+//    for (int i=0; i < terminalData.childNodes().count(); i++) {
+//        e.appendChild(terminalData.childNodes().at(i));
+//    }
+
 
 }
 
diff --git a/sources/properties/terminaldata.h b/sources/properties/terminaldata.h
index 6690c9c78..753d1b8bd 100644
--- a/sources/properties/terminaldata.h
+++ b/sources/properties/terminaldata.h
@@ -56,14 +56,16 @@ class TerminalData : public PropertiesInterface
                         const QString& prefix = QString()) const override;
         void fromSettings(QSettings &settings,
                           const QString& = QString()) override;
-        void toXmlPriv(QDomElement &xml_element) const override;
-		bool fromXmlPriv(const QDomElement &xml_element) override;
 
 	static bool valideXml(const QDomElement &xml_element);
 
 		static QString typeToString(TerminalData::Type type);
 		static TerminalData::Type typeFromString(const QString &string);
 
+private:
+     void toXmlPriv(QDomElement &xml_element) const override;
+     bool fromXmlPriv(const QDomElement &xml_element) override;
+
 	// must be public, because this class is a private member
 	// of PartTerminal/Terminal and they must access this data
 	public:
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/terminal.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/terminal.cpp
index d6484524d..7bdc29933 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/terminal.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/terminal.cpp
@@ -771,8 +771,18 @@ void Terminal::toXmlPriv(QDomElement &qdo) const
     // Bad hack. The problem is that in the diagrams the terminal is described by the position and in the Collection by the dock.
     QPointF tempPos = d->m_pos;
     d->m_pos = dock_elmt_;
-    d->toXmlPriv(qdo); // TerminalData
+    QDomDocument doc = qdo.ownerDocument();
+    QDomElement terminalData = d->toXml(doc); // TerminalData
     d->m_pos = tempPos;
+
+    // Copy everything from terminalData to terminal
+    for (int i=0; i < terminalData.attributes().count(); i++) {
+        QDomAttr attr = terminalData.attributes().item(i).toAttr();
+        qdo.setAttribute(attr.name(), attr.value());
+    }
+//    for (int i=0; i < terminalData.childNodes().count(); i++) {
+//        qdo.appendChild(terminalData.childNodes().at(i));
+//    }
 }
 
 /**