diff --git a/include/automatable_model.h b/include/automatable_model.h
index 647a79fc6..a99457518 100644
--- a/include/automatable_model.h
+++ b/include/automatable_model.h
@@ -210,18 +210,6 @@ public:
 	}
 
 
-	virtual QString displayName( void ) const
-	{
-		return m_displayName;
-	}
-
-	virtual void setDisplayName( const QString & _display_name )
-	{
-		m_displayName = _display_name;
-	}
-
-
-
 public slots:
 	virtual void reset( void );
 	virtual void copyValue( void );
@@ -248,9 +236,9 @@ private:
 	float m_step;
 	float m_range;
 
-	// most objects will need this temporarily (until sampleExact is standard)
+	// most objects will need this temporarily (until sampleExact is
+	// standard)
 	float m_oldValue;
-	QString m_displayName;
 	bool m_journalEntryReady;
 
 	autoModelVector m_linkedModels;
@@ -324,8 +312,7 @@ public:
 class boolModel : public automatableModel
 {
 public:
-	boolModel(  const bool _val = FALSE,
-				::model * _parent = NULL,
+	boolModel( const bool _val = FALSE, ::model * _parent = NULL,
 				const QString & _display_name  = QString::null,
 				bool _default_constructed = FALSE ) : 
 		automatableModel( Bool, _val, FALSE, TRUE, 1,
diff --git a/include/mv_base.h b/include/mv_base.h
index 4e9135b78..1cac53724 100644
--- a/include/mv_base.h
+++ b/include/mv_base.h
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ class EXPORT model : public QObject
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
-	model( model * _parent, bool _default_constructed = FALSE ) :
+	model( model * _parent, QString _display_name = QString::null,
+					bool _default_constructed = FALSE ) :
 		QObject( _parent ),
+		m_displayName( _display_name ),
 		m_defaultConstructed( _default_constructed )
 	{
 	}
@@ -61,16 +63,18 @@ public:
 
 	virtual QString displayName( void ) const
 	{
-		return QString();
+		return m_displayName;
 	}
 
-	void setDisplayName( const QString & _displayName )
+	virtual void setDisplayName( const QString & _display_name )
 	{
+		m_displayName = _display_name;
 	}
 
 	virtual QString fullDisplayName( void ) const;
 
 private:
+	QString m_displayName;
 	bool m_defaultConstructed;
 
 signals:
diff --git a/src/core/automatable_model.cpp b/src/core/automatable_model.cpp
index f1d125d50..de19c4ca6 100644
--- a/src/core/automatable_model.cpp
+++ b/src/core/automatable_model.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ automatableModel::automatableModel( DataType _type,
 						::model * _parent,
 						const QString & _display_name,
 						bool _default_constructed ) :
-	model( _parent, _default_constructed ),
+	model( _parent, _display_name, _default_constructed ),
 	m_dataType( _type ),
 	m_value( _val ),
 	m_initValue( _val ),
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ automatableModel::automatableModel( DataType _type,
 	m_maxValue( _max ),
 	m_step( _step ),
 	m_range( _max - _min ),
-	m_displayName( _display_name ),
 	m_journalEntryReady( FALSE ),
 	m_controllerConnection( NULL )
 {