diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIEdge.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIEdge.cpp
index e900685afb..ef198f2520 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIEdge.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIEdge.cpp
@@ -80,10 +80,9 @@ void QGIEdge::setPrettyNormal() {
 //    Base::Console().Message("QGIE::setPrettyNormal()\n");
     if (isHiddenEdge) {
         m_pen.setColor(getHiddenColor());
-    } else {
-        m_pen.setColor(getNormalColor());
+        return;
     }
-    //should call QGIPP::setPrettyNormal()?
+    QGIPrimPath::setPrettyNormal();
 }
 
 QColor QGIEdge::getHiddenColor()
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskCenterLine.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskCenterLine.cpp
index 657c6bdd90..544fce3095 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskCenterLine.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskCenterLine.cpp
@@ -313,9 +313,8 @@ void TaskCenterLine::onColorChanged()
         return;
     }
 
-    Base::Color ac;
-    ac.setValue<QColor>(ui->cpLineColor->color());
-    m_cl->m_format.getColor().setValue<QColor>(ui->cpLineColor->color());
+    Base::Color color = Base::Color::fromValue<QColor>(ui->cpLineColor->color());
+    m_cl->m_format.setColor(color);
     m_partFeat->recomputeFeature();
 }