diff --git a/src/de/tud/kom/p2psim/impl/topology/views/RangedTopologyView.java b/src/de/tud/kom/p2psim/impl/topology/views/RangedTopologyView.java
index fdb9fa64b6fadeb542d270acc78f3ac87888f7df..143d590104556f98626b5344aadd0f849623de84 100644
--- a/src/de/tud/kom/p2psim/impl/topology/views/RangedTopologyView.java
+++ b/src/de/tud/kom/p2psim/impl/topology/views/RangedTopologyView.java
@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ public class RangedTopologyView extends AbstractTopologyView<RangedLink> {
 	}
 
 	@XMLConfigurableConstructor({ "phy", "range" })
-	public RangedTopologyView(String phy, double range) {
-		this(PhyType.WIFI, range);
-		setPhy(phy);
+	public RangedTopologyView(String phy, double range) {				
+		this(PhyType.valueOf(phy), range);		
 	}
 
 	@Override