diff --git a/GUI/Model/Job/FitParameterItem.cpp b/GUI/Model/Job/FitParameterItem.cpp
index 62536d2a33d3bb81f864701ac97be939924b1371..7d146be56a6393a67cfdef011d2ef455533d23c0 100644
--- a/GUI/Model/Job/FitParameterItem.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Model/Job/FitParameterItem.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ FitParameterItem::FitParameterItem()
     registerTag(T_LINK, 0, -1, {FitParameterLinkItem::M_TYPE});
     setDefaultTag(T_LINK);
 
-    getItem(P_START_VALUE)->setLimits(RealLimits::limitless());
+    startValueItem()->setLimits(RealLimits::limitless());
     getItem(P_MIN)->setLimits(RealLimits::limitless());
     getItem(P_MAX)->setLimits(RealLimits::limitless());
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ FitParameterItem::FitParameterItem()
 
 void FitParameterItem::initMinMaxValues(const RealLimits& limits)
 {
-    double value = getItemValue(P_START_VALUE).toDouble();
+    double value = startValue();
 
     double dr(0);
     if (value == 0.0)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void FitParameterItem::initMinMaxValues(const RealLimits& limits)
     setItemValue(P_MAX, max);
     getItem(P_MAX)->setLimits(limits);
 
-    getItem(P_START_VALUE)->setLimits(limits);
+    startValueItem()->setLimits(limits);
 }
 
 //! Constructs Limits correspodning to current GUI settings.