diff --git a/src/tools/moleculeview.h b/src/tools/moleculeview.h
--- a/src/tools/moleculeview.h
+++ b/src/tools/moleculeview.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     /**
      * Update the currently active scene plugin.
      */
-    void slotUpdateScenePlugin();
+    void slotUpdateScenePlugin(int itemIndex);
 
     /**
      * Get a new molecule using hot new stuff
diff --git a/src/tools/moleculeview.cpp b/src/tools/moleculeview.cpp
--- a/src/tools/moleculeview.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/moleculeview.cpp
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@
 //         ui.optimizeButton->setEnabled(false);
 //     }
 
-    ui.styleCombo->addItems({"Ball and Stick", "Van der Waals", "Wireframe"});
-    connect(ui.styleCombo, static_cast<void (QComboBox::*)(const QString&)>(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
+    ui.styleCombo->addItem(i18n("Ball and Stick"), QStringLiteral("Ball and Stick"));
+    ui.styleCombo->addItem(i18n("Van der Waals"), QStringLiteral("Van der Waals"));
+    ui.styleCombo->addItem(i18n("Wireframe"), QStringLiteral("Wireframe"));
+    connect(ui.styleCombo, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
             this, &MoleculeDialog::slotUpdateScenePlugin);
-    slotUpdateScenePlugin();
+    slotUpdateScenePlugin(ui.styleCombo->currentIndex());
 
     connect(ui.tabWidget, &QTabWidget::currentChanged,
             this, &MoleculeDialog::setViewEdit);
@@ -165,8 +167,8 @@
     loadMolecule(filename);
 }
 
-void MoleculeDialog::slotUpdateScenePlugin() {
-    const QString text = ui.styleCombo->currentText();
+void MoleculeDialog::slotUpdateScenePlugin(int itemIndex) {
+    const QString text = ui.styleCombo->itemData(itemIndex, Qt::UserRole).toString();
     for (int i = 0; i < ui.glWidget->sceneModel().rowCount(QModelIndex()); ++i) {
         QModelIndex index = ui.glWidget->sceneModel().index(i, 0);
         if (text == ui.glWidget->sceneModel().data(index, Qt::DisplayRole)) {