diff --git a/src/diagrams/class/classDb.js b/src/diagrams/class/classDb.js
index a20bdd075..dcb62164c 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/class/classDb.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/class/classDb.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export const addMembers = function(className, members) {
 
 export const cleanupLabel = function(label) {
   if (label.substring(0, 1) === ':') {
-    return label.substr(2).trim();
+    return label.substr(1).trim();
   } else {
     return label.trim();
   }