diff --git a/edu.kit.ipd.descartes.mm.applicationlevel.edit/src/edu/kit/ipd/descartes/mm/applicationlevel/parameterdependencies/provider/InfluencedVariableReferenceItemProvider.java b/edu.kit.ipd.descartes.mm.applicationlevel.edit/src/edu/kit/ipd/descartes/mm/applicationlevel/parameterdependencies/provider/InfluencedVariableReferenceItemProvider.java
index 11bbd50cfbdcfff408efa80cb3c573e1c46dc933..b4a6b81785f01c332cae081dc99f94f811e4154b 100644
--- a/edu.kit.ipd.descartes.mm.applicationlevel.edit/src/edu/kit/ipd/descartes/mm/applicationlevel/parameterdependencies/provider/InfluencedVariableReferenceItemProvider.java
+++ b/edu.kit.ipd.descartes.mm.applicationlevel.edit/src/edu/kit/ipd/descartes/mm/applicationlevel/parameterdependencies/provider/InfluencedVariableReferenceItemProvider.java
@@ -123,13 +123,16 @@ public class InfluencedVariableReferenceItemProvider
 	public String getText(Object object) {
 		InfluencedVariableReference ivr = (InfluencedVariableReference) object;
 		InfluencableModelVariable influencedVariable = ivr.getInfluencedVariable();
+		String name = "";
 		
-		if (influencedVariable != null)	
+		if (influencedVariable != null)	 {
 			listenerComponent.tryToUpdateListeners(ivr, influencedVariable);
+			name = influencedVariable.getName();
+		}
 		
 		
 		return getString("_UI_InfluencedVariableReference_type") 
-				+ " " + influencedVariable.getName();
+				+ " " + name;
 	}