diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/SimulatorWindow.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/SimulatorWindow.java
index 301ab81..37aeefe 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/SimulatorWindow.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/SimulatorWindow.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 		}
 		if (resNode.getChildren() == null || resNode.getChildren().size() == 0) {
 			Object state = graph.insertVertex(resource, null,
-					resNode.getState().getValue().toString(), 0.5, 0.5, 0.25, 0.25, "opacity=0;", true); // insert a state label as a vertex
+					resNode.getState().getValue().toString(), 0.5, 0.5, 0.25, 0.25, "opacity=0;verticalAlign=down;", true); // insert a state label as a vertex
 		}
 	}