diff --git a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
index b0d7525a1..c440dd7b9 100644
--- a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
+++ b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ void EdgeBasedGraphFactory::Run() {
                         //create Edge for NearestNeighborlookup
                         edgeBasedEdges.push_back(newEdge);
                         EdgeBasedNode currentNode;
+                        currentNode.nameID = newEdge.data.nameID1;
                         if(_nodeBasedGraph->GetEdgeData(e1).type != 14) {
                             currentNode.lat1 = inputNodeInfoList[u].lat;
                             currentNode.lon1 = inputNodeInfoList[u].lon;
diff --git a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.h b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.h
index 6239c04a0..c8eb95b0f 100644
--- a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.h
+++ b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public:
         int lon1;
         int lon2;
         NodeID id;
+        NodeID nameID;
     };
 
     typedef DynamicGraph< _EdgeBasedEdgeData> _EdgeBasedDynamicGraph;