diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/SimulatorWindow.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/SimulatorWindow.java
index 0dcab51..47b8303 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/SimulatorWindow.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/SimulatorWindow.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 				ResourcePath res = resNode.getResourceIdentifier();
 				Object resource = graph.insertVertex(parent, null,
 						res.getLeafResourceName(), x, y, w, h,
-						"shape=ellipse;perimeter=ellipsePerimeter"); // insert a resource as a vertex
+						"shape=ellipse;perimeter=ellipsePerimeter;verticalAlign=top;"); // insert a resource as a vertex
 				resources.put(resNode, resource);
 				createChildSimulateResourceVerticies(resource, resNode, resources, w, h);
 				x+=80;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 				ResourcePath childRes = childNode.getResourceIdentifier();
 				Object childResource = graph.insertVertex(resource, null,
 						childRes.getName(), 0, 0, w/2, h/2,
-						"shape=ellipse;perimeter=ellipsePerimeter"); // insert a resource as a vertex
+						"shape=ellipse;perimeter=ellipsePerimeter;verticalAlign=top;"); // insert a resource as a vertex
 				resources.put(childNode, childResource);
 				createChildSimulateResourceVerticies(childResource, childNode, resources, w, h);
 			}