# Text Label showing the expression of another Text Label... why?

**URL:** https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/text-label-showing-the-expression-of-another-text-label-why/89525
**Category:** Module Design
**Created:** [October 26, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/text-label-showing-the-expression-of-another-text-label-why/89525 "2025-10-26T02:41:42Z")
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### Author: ![Parduz](https://forum.vassalengine.org/user_avatar/forum.vassalengine.org/parduz/32/2604_2.png) [@Parduz](https://forum.vassalengine.org/u/Parduz)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/text-label-showing-the-expression-of-another-text-label-why/89525/1 "2025-10-26T02:41:42Z")

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This is happening to me in a lot of pieces: i’m showing this one ‘cause it is a simple one.

This is a piece with just to Text Labels, one to show and edit a Global Property, and the other one with some icon and some numbers. Here’s how i’ve made it:

 ![image](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/9/93f31e29c6ad73531a55f5cf7d893304f02e7fd2.png)

The first label is pretty simple:

 ![image](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ee993dc5196209deac0b02771bc7e35ff1d04810.png)

The second one shows some icons and text:

 ![image](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/7/737269fdf6a170f77342ea153d3f24c940a1b78d.png)

When i reload a game, or update the pieces, the piece show two identical lines, with the icons and the numbers.

If i edit the label, the defaul text is the expression of the other one:

 ![image](https://forum.vassalengine.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/21a8d46a3715412eedaeba73f91e2d3da5eab9c5.png)

Why this happens? How should avoid that?