--- a/PLCControler.py	Wed Feb 15 00:29:02 2012 +0100
+++ b/PLCControler.py	Wed Feb 15 00:30:02 2012 +0100
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@
                         self.RemoveEditedElementPouVar(tagname, old_type, old_name)
                     else:
                         self.AddEditedElementPouVar(tagname, new_type, new_name)
-                elif new_typeinfos["type"] != "function" and old_name != new_name:
+                elif new_typeinfos["type"] != "function":
                     self.ChangeEditedElementPouVar(tagname, old_type, old_name, new_type, new_name)
             elif new_name != old_name:
                 self.ChangeEditedElementPouVar(tagname, old_type, old_name, new_type, new_name)