diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Key.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Key.java
index 46953fdc5..471be05d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Key.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Key.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class Key<VALUE> {
      * @return the keys description
      */
     public String getDescription() {
-        String d=Lang.getNull(langKey + "_tt");
+        String d = Lang.getNull(langKey + "_tt");
         if (d != null)
             return d;
         else
@@ -162,7 +162,17 @@ public class Key<VALUE> {
 
             names = new String[values.length];
             for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++)
-                names[i] = Lang.get("key_" + key.replace(" ", "") + "_" + values[i].name());
+                names[i] = Lang.get(getLangKey(values[i]));
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * creates the language key for the enum values
+         *
+         * @param value the value
+         * @return the language key
+         */
+        public String getLangKey(E value) {
+            return getLangKey() + "_" + value.name();
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/neemann/digital/lang/TestKeyConsistence.java b/src/test/java/de/neemann/digital/lang/TestKeyConsistence.java
index a3adb7ccd..49bb6089b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/neemann/digital/lang/TestKeyConsistence.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/neemann/digital/lang/TestKeyConsistence.java
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public class TestKeyConsistence extends TestCase {
             Key key = ((Key) f.get(null));
             checkKey(key.getLangKey());
             checkKey(key.getLangKey() + "_tt");
+
+            if (key instanceof Key.KeyEnum) {
+                Key.KeyEnum ke = (Key.KeyEnum) key;
+                for (Enum v : ke.getValues())
+                    checkKey(ke.getLangKey(v));
+            }
         }
     }