diff --git a/src/MeasurementComplexItem/MeasurementComplexItem.cc b/src/MeasurementComplexItem/MeasurementComplexItem.cc
index 4bca4cc11b6cf7a257c962c621f95ebb580bad5a..22cdd726323cd5fd71064dff36a91162c50981ef 100644
--- a/src/MeasurementComplexItem/MeasurementComplexItem.cc
+++ b/src/MeasurementComplexItem/MeasurementComplexItem.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "MeasurementComplexItem.h"
+#include "MeasurementComplexItem.h"
 
 #include "CircularGenerator.h"
 #include "LinearGenerator.h"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const char *areaDataKey = "AreaData";
 const char *variantNamesKey = "VariantNames";
 const char *generatorsKey = "Generators";
 const char *variantsKey = "Variants";
-const char *generatorIndexKey = "generatorIndex";
+const char *generatorIndexKey = "GeneratorIndex";
 } // namespace
 
 MeasurementComplexItem::MeasurementComplexItem(
@@ -367,6 +367,54 @@ bool MeasurementComplexItem::load(const QJsonObject &complexObject,
   } else {
     _variantVector.swap(variantVector);
     qCritical() << "add variant names and set variant";
+
+    // load variant names
+    bool variantNamesLoaded = true;
+    if (complexObject.contains(variantNamesKey) &&
+        complexObject[variantNamesKey].isArray()) {
+      QStringList variantNames;
+
+      for (const auto &name : complexObject[variantNamesKey]) {
+        if (name.isString()) {
+          variantNames.append(name.toString());
+        } else {
+          variantNamesLoaded = false;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (variantNames.size() != _variantVector.size()) {
+        variantNamesLoaded = false;
+      }
+
+      if (variantNamesLoaded) {
+        _variantNames.swap(variantNames);
+        emit variantNamesChanged();
+      }
+    } else {
+      qCWarning(MeasurementComplexItemLog)
+          << "Not able to load variant names. variantNamesKey missing or wrong "
+             "type";
+      if (complexObject.contains(variantNamesKey)) {
+        qCWarning(MeasurementComplexItemLog)
+            << "variantNamesKey type: "
+            << complexObject[variantNamesKey].type();
+      }
+    }
+
+    // create std. variant names if loading failed
+    if (!variantNamesLoaded) {
+      qCWarning(MeasurementComplexItemLog) << "Creating std. variant names.";
+      this->_variantNames.clear();
+      for (std::size_t i = 1; i <= std::size_t(this->_variantVector.size());
+           ++i) {
+        this->_variantNames.append(QString::number(i));
+      }
+      emit variantNamesChanged();
+    }
+
+    _changeVariant();
+
     stopEditing(
         false /*doUpdate*/); // does noting if editing was already stopped
   }
@@ -448,7 +496,7 @@ void MeasurementComplexItem::save(QJsonArray &planItems) {
     saveObject[generatorsKey] = generatorArray;
 
     // generator index
-    saveObject[generatorIndex] = generatorIndex();
+    saveObject[generatorIndexKey] = generatorIndex();
 
     // Route Variants
     QJsonArray variantsArray;
@@ -752,7 +800,7 @@ void MeasurementComplexItem::_changeVariant() {
   if (idle()) {
     auto variant = this->_variant.rawValue().toUInt();
 
-    // Find old variant and run. Old run corresponts with empty list.
+    // Find old variant. Old variant corresponts with empty list.
     std::size_t old_variant = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max();
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < std::size_t(this->_variantVector.size()); ++i) {
       const auto &variantCoordinates = this->_variantVector.at(i);