diff --git a/src/app/puzzle/vpuzzlemaingraphicsview.cpp b/src/app/puzzle/vpuzzlemaingraphicsview.cpp
index b8406469a..d4740eeb1 100644
--- a/src/app/puzzle/vpuzzlemaingraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/src/app/puzzle/vpuzzlemaingraphicsview.cpp
@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ void VPuzzleMainGraphicsView::on_PieceMovedToLayer(VPuzzlePiece *piece, VPuzzleL
         }
 
         scene()->addItem(_graphicsPiece);
-        _graphicsPiece->setPos(_graphicsPiece->GetPiece()->GetPosition());
-        _graphicsPiece->setSelected(_graphicsPiece->GetPiece()->GetIsSelected());
-        _graphicsPiece->update();
+        // not very clean to directly call slots
+        _graphicsPiece->on_PieceSelectionChanged();
+        _graphicsPiece->on_PiecePositionChanged();
+        _graphicsPiece->on_PieceRotationChanged();
     }
 }