diff --git a/arches/app/functions/resource_functions.py b/arches/app/functions/resource_functions.py
index 8f59e18097f..478e281c429 100644
--- a/arches/app/functions/resource_functions.py
+++ b/arches/app/functions/resource_functions.py
@@ -1,20 +1,10 @@
-import uuid, re
+import uuid, re, json
 from arches.app.models import models
 from arches.app.models.tile import Tile
 
 def get_primary_name_from_nodes(resource, config):
-    # eventally use sort order
-    #uuid_regex = '(?P<nodeid>[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12})'
-    # x = {}
-    # for match in re.findall(uuid_regex, config['string_template']):
-    #     x[match] = ''
-
     for tile in models.Tile.objects.filter(nodegroup_id=uuid.UUID(config['nodegroup_id']), sortorder=0):
-        t = Tile(tile)
-        #t.get_node_display_values()
-        for nodeid, nodevalue in t.data.iteritems():
-            #x[nodeid] = nodevalue
-            #print nodevalue
-            config['string_template'] = config['string_template'].replace('{%s}' % nodeid, nodevalue)
+        for node in models.Node.objects.filter(nodegroup_id=uuid.UUID(config['nodegroup_id'])):
+            config['string_template'] = config['string_template'].replace('<%s>' % node.name, tile.data[str(node.nodeid)])
 
     return config['string_template']
diff --git a/arches/app/media/js/views/functions/primary-name.js b/arches/app/media/js/views/functions/primary-name.js
index e00d5003739..e40cc765d8d 100644
--- a/arches/app/media/js/views/functions/primary-name.js
+++ b/arches/app/media/js/views/functions/primary-name.js
@@ -19,26 +19,27 @@ function (ko, koMapping, FunctionViewModel, CardModel, data) {
                 }
             }, this);
 
-            this.primaryNameTemplate = ko.observable();
-            this.selectedNodegroup = ko.observable();
-            this.selectedNodegroup.subscribe(function(nodegroup_id){
-                this.primaryNameTemplate(nodegroup_id);
+            this.string_template = params.primaryNameConfig.string_template || ko.observable();
+            this.nodegroup_id = params.primaryNameConfig.nodegroup_id || ko.observable();
+            this.nodegroup_id.subscribe(function(nodegroup_id){
+                this.string_template(nodegroup_id);
                 var nodes = _.filter(this.graph.nodes, function(node){
                     return node.nodegroup_id === nodegroup_id;
                 }, this);
                 var templateFragments = [];
                 _.each(nodes, function(node){
-                    templateFragments.push('<' + node.name + '{' + node.nodeid + '}>');
+                    templateFragments.push('<' + node.name + '>');
                 }, this);
 
 
                 var template = templateFragments.join(', ');
-                this.primaryNameTemplate(template);
+                this.string_template(template);
 
             }, this);
+
             koMapping.fromJS({
-                string_template: this.primaryNameTemplate,
-                nodegroup_id: this.selectedNodegroup
+                string_template: this.string_template,
+                nodegroup_id: this.nodegroup_id
             },params.primaryNameConfig);
         },
         template: {
diff --git a/arches/app/media/js/views/graph/graph-settings.js b/arches/app/media/js/views/graph/graph-settings.js
index dab28c7feb9..da95330a950 100644
--- a/arches/app/media/js/views/graph/graph-settings.js
+++ b/arches/app/media/js/views/graph/graph-settings.js
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ require([
     var graph = koMapping.fromJS(data.graph);
     var iconFilter = ko.observable('');
     var ontologyClass = ko.observable(data.node.ontologyclass);
-    var primaryNameConfig = koMapping.fromJS({});
+    var primaryNameConfig = koMapping.fromJS({
+        string_template: '',
+        nodegroup_id: ''
+    });
     var jsonData = ko.computed(function() {
         var relatableResourceIds = _.filter(data.resources, function(resource){
             return resource.isRelatable();
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ require([
         if (graph.ontology_id() === undefined) {
             graph.ontology_id(null);
         }
+        var x = primaryNameConfig;
         return JSON.stringify({
             graph: koMapping.toJS(graph),
             relatable_resource_ids: relatableResourceIds,
diff --git a/arches/app/models/resource.py b/arches/app/models/resource.py
index c661291d986..c50fd61df9f 100644
--- a/arches/app/models/resource.py
+++ b/arches/app/models/resource.py
@@ -42,10 +42,13 @@ def primary_name(self):
         # config['nodegroup_id'] = '7a7dfaf5-971e-11e6-aec3-14109fd34195'
         # config['string_template'] = '{6eeeb00f-9a32-11e6-a0c9-14109fd34195} Type({6eeeb9ca-9a32-11e6-ad09-14109fd34195})'
 
-        try:
-            functionConfig = models.FunctionXGraph.objects.get(graph=self.graph, function__functiontype='primaryname')
-            return get_primary_name(self, functionConfig.config)
-        except:
+        #try:
+        functionConfig = models.FunctionXGraph.objects.filter(graph=self.graph, function__functiontype='primaryname')
+        if len(functionConfig) == 1:
+            return get_primary_name(self, functionConfig[0].config)
+        else:
             return 'undefined'
+        # except:
+        #     return 'undefined'
         #{"6eeeb00f-9a32-11e6-a0c9-14109fd34195": "Alexei", "6eeeb9ca-9a32-11e6-ad09-14109fd34195": ""}
         #{"nodegroup_id": "6eeeb00f-9a32-11e6-a0c9-14109fd34195", "string_template": "{6eeeb00f-9a32-11e6-a0c9-14109fd34195} Type({6eeeb9ca-9a32-11e6-ad09-14109fd34195})"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/arches/app/templates/views/functions/primary-name.htm b/arches/app/templates/views/functions/primary-name.htm
index 84d19e72939..e41d6c0e1ba 100644
--- a/arches/app/templates/views/functions/primary-name.htm
+++ b/arches/app/templates/views/functions/primary-name.htm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <div class="col-xs-12">
-                <select placeholder="{% trans "Select a nodegroup" %}" data-bind="chosen: {width: '100%'}, value: selectedNodegroup, options: cards, optionsText: 'name', optionsValue: 'nodegroup_id'"></select>
+                <select placeholder="{% trans "Select a nodegroup" %}" data-bind="chosen: {width: '100%'}, value: nodegroup_id, options: cards, optionsText: 'name', optionsValue: 'nodegroup_id'"></select>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <div class="col-xs-12">
-                <input placeholder="{% trans "put something here..." %}" class="form-control input-lg widget-input" data-bind="textInput: primaryNameTemplate">
+                <input placeholder="{% trans "put something here..." %}" class="form-control input-lg widget-input" data-bind="textInput: string_template">
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/arches/app/views/graph.py b/arches/app/views/graph.py
index cb057e4407c..57c164ccce1 100644
--- a/arches/app/views/graph.py
+++ b/arches/app/views/graph.py
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ def post(self, request, graphid):
         if data['primaryNameViewModel']:
             functionXgraph, created = models.FunctionXGraph.objects.update_or_create(
                 function_id = '60000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000010', 
+                graph_id = graphid, 
                 defaults = {
-                    'graph_id': graphid, 
                     'config': data['primaryNameViewModel']
                 }
             )