diff --git a/src/ca/mcgill/cs/jetuml/viewers/edges/SegmentedEdgeViewer.java b/src/ca/mcgill/cs/jetuml/viewers/edges/SegmentedEdgeViewer.java
index 92c9c7827..aa6f17f8d 100644
--- a/src/ca/mcgill/cs/jetuml/viewers/edges/SegmentedEdgeViewer.java
+++ b/src/ca/mcgill/cs/jetuml/viewers/edges/SegmentedEdgeViewer.java
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ private static void drawString(GraphicsContext pGraphics, Point2D pEndPoint1, Po
 			textY = bounds.getHeight() - textDimensions(pString).height()/2;
 			pGraphics.setTextBaseline(VPos.CENTER);
 			pGraphics.setTextAlign(TextAlignment.CENTER);
+		} 
+		else 
+		{
+			pGraphics.setTextBaseline(VPos.TOP);
+			pGraphics.setTextAlign(TextAlignment.LEFT);
 		}
 		pGraphics.fillText(pString, textX, textY);
 		pGraphics.translate(-bounds.getX(), -bounds.getY());