diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.cpp b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.cpp
index 452986f9e..343fb335b 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ void VAbstractPattern::CheckTagExists(const QString &tag)
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void VAbstractPattern::InsertTag(const QStringList tags, const QDomElement element)
+void VAbstractPattern::InsertTag(const QStringList &tags, const QDomElement &element)
 {
     QDomElement pattern = documentElement();
     for (int i = tags.indexOf(element.tagName())-1; i >= 0; --i)
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ void VAbstractPattern::InsertTag(const QStringList tags, const QDomElement eleme
             continue;
         }
         pattern.insertAfter(element, list.at(0));
+        break;
     }
     SetVersion();
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.h b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.h
index 98d254d57..e22cca707 100644
--- a/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.h
+++ b/src/libs/ifc/xml/vabstractpattern.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ protected:
     void           SetActivPP(const QString& name);
 
     void           CheckTagExists(const QString &tag);
-    void           InsertTag(const QStringList tags, const QDomElement element);
+    void           InsertTag(const QStringList &tags, const QDomElement &element);
 
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(VAbstractPattern)