diff --git a/sources/conductorproperties.cpp b/sources/conductorproperties.cpp
index 0af11f042..8844f6414 100644
--- a/sources/conductorproperties.cpp
+++ b/sources/conductorproperties.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 #include <QtDebug>
 
 #include "qetxml.h"
+
+namespace {
+    const QString conductorPropertiesXmlName = "conductorProperties";
+}
 /**
 	Constructeur par defaut
 */
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ bool SingleLineProperties::valideXml(QDomElement& e) {
 	multifilaire noir dont le texte est "_"
 */
 ConductorProperties::ConductorProperties() :
-    PropertiesInterface("defaultconductor")
+    PropertiesInterface(xmlTagName())
 {}
 
 /**
@@ -413,6 +417,11 @@ bool ConductorProperties::valideXml(QDomElement& e) {
 	return true;
 }
 
+QString ConductorProperties::xmlTagName()
+{
+    return conductorPropertiesXmlName;
+}
+
 /**
 	@param settings Parametres a ecrire
 	@param prefix prefixe a ajouter devant les noms des parametres
diff --git a/sources/conductorproperties.h b/sources/conductorproperties.h
index 1e35f2b65..1e6bb369c 100644
--- a/sources/conductorproperties.h
+++ b/sources/conductorproperties.h
@@ -121,9 +121,8 @@ class ConductorProperties: public PropertiesInterface
 		SingleLineProperties singleLineProperties;
 
 		// methods
-        void toXmlPriv(QDomElement&) const override;
-        bool fromXmlPriv(const QDomElement &) override;
 		static bool valideXml(QDomElement& element);
+        static QString xmlTagName();
         void toSettings(QSettings &, const QString & = QString()) const override;
         void fromSettings(QSettings &, const QString & = QString()) override;
 		static QString typeToString(ConductorType);
@@ -135,6 +134,10 @@ class ConductorProperties: public PropertiesInterface
 		bool operator==(const ConductorProperties &) const;
 		bool operator!=(const ConductorProperties &) const;
 
+    private:
+        void toXmlPriv(QDomElement&) const override;
+        bool fromXmlPriv(const QDomElement &) override;
+
 	private:
 		void readStyle(const QString &);
 		QString writeStyle() const;
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/conductor.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/conductor.cpp
index e1187fa31..e4ae22548 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/conductor.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/conductor.cpp
@@ -967,7 +967,6 @@ void Conductor::pointsToSegments(const QList<QPointF>& points_list) {
 */
 bool Conductor::fromXmlPriv(const QDomElement &dom_element)
 {
-	// TODO: seems to short!
 	double x=0, y=0;
 	QETXML::propertyDouble(dom_element, "x", &x);
 	QETXML::propertyDouble(dom_element, "y", &y);
@@ -976,8 +975,16 @@ bool Conductor::fromXmlPriv(const QDomElement &dom_element)
 	bool return_ = pathFromXml(dom_element);
 
 	m_text_item -> fromXml(dom_element);
-	ConductorProperties pr;
-	pr.fromXml(dom_element);
+
+    auto prs = QETXML::findInDomElement(dom_element, ConductorProperties::xmlTagName());
+    ConductorProperties pr;
+    if (!prs.isEmpty()) {
+        pr.fromXml(prs.first());
+    } else {
+       // legacy
+       // added in 0.9 remove in later version!
+       pr.fromXml(dom_element);
+    }
 
 		//Load Sequential Values
 	if (dom_element.hasAttribute("sequ_1") || dom_element.hasAttribute("sequf_1") || dom_element.hasAttribute("seqt_1") || dom_element.hasAttribute("seqtf_1") || dom_element.hasAttribute("seqh_1") || dom_element.hasAttribute("sequf_1"))
@@ -1044,7 +1051,7 @@ void Conductor::toXmlPriv(QDomElement& dom_element) const {
     dom_element.appendChild(dom_seq);
 
         // Export the properties and text
-    m_properties. toXml(doc);
+    dom_element.appendChild(m_properties. toXml(doc));
     if(m_text_item->wasMovedByUser())
     {
         dom_element.setAttribute("userx", QString::number(m_text_item->pos().x()));