diff --git a/src/editor/EditorStartup.js b/src/editor/EditorStartup.js
index 8e8976af..7c638c5f 100644
--- a/src/editor/EditorStartup.js
+++ b/src/editor/EditorStartup.js
@@ -87,9 +87,11 @@ class EditorStartup {
       document.body.append(newSeEditPrefsDialog);
       // canvas menu added to DOM
       const dialogBox = document.createElement('se-cmenu_canvas-dialog');
-      dialogBox.setAttribute('id', 'se-cmenu_canvas');
-      dialogBox.setAttribute('i18next-tools-cut', this.i18next.t('tools.cut'));
+      dialogBox.setAttribute('id', 'se-cmenu_canvas');     
+      // dialogBox.setAttribute('toolscut', this.i18next.t('tools.cut'));
       document.body.append(dialogBox);
+      dialogBox.init(this.i18next);
+      console.log(dialogBox);      
       // alertDialog added to DOM
       const alertBox = document.createElement('se-alert-dialog');
       alertBox.setAttribute('id', 'se-alert-dialog');
diff --git a/src/editor/dialogs/cmenuDialog.js b/src/editor/dialogs/cmenuDialog.js
index f20523a4..da6129d3 100644
--- a/src/editor/dialogs/cmenuDialog.js
+++ b/src/editor/dialogs/cmenuDialog.js
@@ -145,12 +145,16 @@ export class SeCMenuDialog extends HTMLElement {
     this.$moveDownLink = this._shadowRoot.querySelector('#se-move-down');
     this.$moveBackLink = this._shadowRoot.querySelector('#se-move-back');
   }
+  init (i18next) {
+    var textnode = document.createTextNode(newValue);
+    this._shadowRoot.querySelector('#se-cut').prepend(textnode);    
+  }
   /**
    * @function observedAttributes
    * @returns {any} observed
    */
   static get observedAttributes () {
-    return [ 'disableallmenu', 'enablemenuitems', 'disablemenuitems', 'i18next-tools-cut' ];
+    return [ 'disableallmenu', 'enablemenuitems', 'disablemenuitems', 'toolscut' ];
   }
   /**
    * @function attributeChangedCallback
@@ -185,7 +189,7 @@ export class SeCMenuDialog extends HTMLElement {
         selEle.parentElement.classList.add('disabled');
       });
       break;
-    case 'i18next-tools-cut':
+    case 'toolscut':
       var textnode = document.createTextNode(newValue);
       this._shadowRoot.querySelector('#se-cut').prepend(textnode);
       break;