diff --git a/src/lib/data/name/NameHierarchy.cpp b/src/lib/data/name/NameHierarchy.cpp
index 118b19d0..65a73464 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/name/NameHierarchy.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/data/name/NameHierarchy.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ NameHierarchy NameHierarchy::deserialize(const std::string& serializedName)
 	return nameHierarchy;
 }
 
+const std::string& NameHierarchy::getDelimiter()
+{
+	return s_delimiter;
+}
+
 void NameHierarchy::setDelimiter(const std::string& delimiter)
 {
 	s_delimiter = delimiter;
diff --git a/src/lib/data/name/NameHierarchy.h b/src/lib/data/name/NameHierarchy.h
index 11d41ad4..2ec5d5a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/name/NameHierarchy.h
+++ b/src/lib/data/name/NameHierarchy.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class NameHierarchy
 public:
 	static std::string serialize(NameHierarchy nameHierarchy);
 	static NameHierarchy deserialize(const std::string& serializedName);
+
+	static const std::string& getDelimiter();
 	static void setDelimiter(const std::string& delimiter);
 
 	NameHierarchy();
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.cpp
index 696df644..6e48ad1f 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include "component/view/GraphViewStyle.h"
 #include "settings/ColorScheme.h"
 
-std::string QtSmartSearchBox::s_delimiter = "::";
-
 QtSearchElement::QtSearchElement(const QString& text, QWidget* parent)
 	: QPushButton(text, parent)
 {
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@ bool QtSmartSearchBox::event(QEvent *event)
 			{
 				if (m_highlightedMatch.hasChildren)
 				{
-					setEditText((m_highlightedMatch.text + s_delimiter).c_str());
+					setEditText((m_highlightedMatch.text + NameHierarchy::getDelimiter()).c_str());
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -219,7 +217,7 @@ void QtSmartSearchBox::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			std::vector<std::string> names = utility::splitToVector(text().toStdString(), s_delimiter);
+			std::vector<std::string> names = utility::splitToVector(text().toStdString(), NameHierarchy::getDelimiter());
 			if (names.back() == "")
 			{
 				names.pop_back();
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ void QtSmartSearchBox::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
 			else
 			{
 				names.back() = "";
-				setEditText(utility::join(names, s_delimiter).c_str());
+				setEditText(utility::join(names, NameHierarchy::getDelimiter()).c_str());
 			}
 
 			requestAutoCompletions();
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.h b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.h
index f971d6c0..c3361f20 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.h
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtSmartSearchBox.h
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ private slots:
 	void onElementSelected(QtSearchElement* element);
 
 private:
-	static std::string s_delimiter;
-
 	void moveCursor(int offset);
 	void moveCursorTo(int goal);