diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/visual-editor/VisualEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/visual-editor/VisualEditor.tsx
index f732821..3392048 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/visual-editor/VisualEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/visual-editor/VisualEditor.tsx
@@ -315,10 +315,10 @@ export default function VisualEditor(props: VisualEditorProps) {
             instance.setEdges((es) => {
               const newEdges = [...es];
               const changedEdge = newEdges.find((e) => e.id === id);
-              if (changedEdge?.data !== undefined) {
+              if (changedEdge !== undefined) {
                 changedEdge.data = { ...changedEdge.data, ...newData };
               } else {
-                console.warn("Did not find changed edge data");
+                console.warn("Did not find changed edge data for id: " + id);
               }
               return newEdges;
             });
@@ -357,11 +357,6 @@ export default function VisualEditor(props: VisualEditorProps) {
             strokeWidth: 2,
             stroke: "#969696",
           },
-          data: {
-            color: "#969696",
-            minCount: null,
-            maxCount: null,
-          },
         }}
         proOptions={{ hideAttribution: true }}
         onCopyCapture={(ev) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/visual-editor/helper/EventTypeLink.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/visual-editor/helper/EventTypeLink.tsx
index f3ed32a..64f421d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/visual-editor/helper/EventTypeLink.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/visual-editor/helper/EventTypeLink.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   DialogTitle,
   DialogTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/dialog";
-import { useContext, useState } from "react";
+import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { LuHash } from "react-icons/lu";
 
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
@@ -41,7 +41,15 @@ export default function EventTypeLink(props: EdgeProps<EventTypeLinkData>) {
   });
 
   const { onEdgeDataChange } = useContext(VisualEditorContext);
-
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (data === undefined) {
+      onEdgeDataChange(id, {
+        color: "#969696",
+        maxCount: null,
+        minCount: null,
+      });
+    }
+  }, [data]);
   return (
     <>
       <QuantifiedObjectEdge {...props} />