diff --git a/lib/classes/databox/descriptionStructure.class.php b/lib/classes/databox/descriptionStructure.class.php
index 96c2ffd33c..74e36a6ea3 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox/descriptionStructure.class.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox/descriptionStructure.class.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class databox_descriptionStructure implements IteratorAggregate
 
   /**
    *
-   * @param <type> $name
+   * @param int $id
    * @return databox_field
    */
   public function get_element($id)
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class databox_descriptionStructure implements IteratorAggregate
    */
   public function get_element_by_name($name)
   {
+    $name = databox_field::generateName($name);
+    
     if (isset($this->cache_name_id[$name]))
 
       return $this->elements[$this->cache_name_id[$name]];
diff --git a/lib/classes/databox/field.class.php b/lib/classes/databox/field.class.php
index 490bda2dc2..b1ba13ea42 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox/field.class.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox/field.class.php
@@ -411,10 +411,7 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
    */
   public function set_name($name)
   {
-    $unicode_processor = new unicode();
-    $name              = $unicode_processor->remove_nonazAZ09($name, false, false);
-    $name              = $unicode_processor->remove_first_digits($name);
-    $this->name = $name;
+    $this->name = self::generateName($name);
 
     return $this;
   }
@@ -852,11 +849,6 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
   {
     $sorter = 0;
 
-    $unicode_processor = new unicode();
-
-    $name = $unicode_processor->remove_nonazAZ09($name, false, false);
-    $name = $unicode_processor->remove_first_digits($name);
-
     $sql  = 'SELECT (MAX(sorter) + 1) as sorter FROM metadatas_structure';
     $stmt = $databox->get_connection()->prepare($sql);
     $stmt->execute();
@@ -875,7 +867,7 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
           1, :sorter)";
 
     $stmt = $databox->get_connection()->prepare($sql);
-    $stmt->execute(array(':name'   => $name, ':sorter' => $sorter));
+    $stmt->execute(array(':name'   => self::generateName($name), ':sorter' => $sorter));
     $id       = $databox->get_connection()->lastInsertId();
     $stmt->closeCursor();
 
@@ -883,6 +875,16 @@ class databox_field implements cache_cacheableInterface
 
     return self::get_instance($databox, $id);
   }
+  
+  
+  public static function generateName($name)
+  {
+    $unicode_processor = new unicode();
+
+    $name = $unicode_processor->remove_nonazAZ09($name, false, false);
+    
+    return $unicode_processor->remove_first_digits($name);
+  }
 
   /**
    *
diff --git a/lib/unitTest/databox/databox_fieldTest.php b/lib/unitTest/databox/databox_fieldTest.php
index 4fc527ca3f..10e07786a4 100644
--- a/lib/unitTest/databox/databox_fieldTest.php
+++ b/lib/unitTest/databox/databox_fieldTest.php
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ class databox_fieldTest extends PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract
   public function setUp()
   {
     $this->databox = self::$record_1->get_databox();
-    $this->name = 'Field test';
-    $this->object = databox_field::create($this->databox, $this->name);
+    $this->name = 'Field Test';
+    
+    $this->object = $this->databox->get_meta_structure()->get_element_by_name($this->name);
+    
+    if(!$this->object instanceof databox_field)
+      $this->object = databox_field::create($this->databox, $this->name);
+    
     $this->id = $this->object->get_id();
   }