diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
index 6fd3aa810..16ccbabf5 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ class Element : public QetGraphicsItem {
 	virtual void linkToElement(Element *) {}
 	virtual void unlinkAllElements() {}
 	virtual void unlinkElement(Element *) {}
-	void initLink(QETProject *);
-
+	virtual void initLink(QETProject *);
 	QList<Element *> linkedElements ();
 	virtual int linkType() const {return link_type_;} // @return the linkable type
 	void newUuid() {uuid_ = QUuid::createUuid();} 	//create new uuid for this element
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.cpp
index 5ac098fa7..8ba0c597b 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/simpleelement.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ void SimpleElement::updateLabel() {
 	bool	show  = elementInformations().keyMustShow("label");
 
 	// setup the label
-	(label.isEmpty() || !show)?
-				setTaggedText("label", "_", false):
-				setTaggedText("label", label, true);
+	if (!label.isEmpty() && show) setTaggedText("label", label, true);
 
 	//Comment of element
 	QString comment   = elementInformations()["comment"].toString();