diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index 3d934d06..6345e2e0 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ void attach_labels_to_inst(int interactive) /*  offloaded from callback.c 201710
   int use_label_prefix;
   int found=0;
 
-  my_strdup(1607, &symname_pin, tcleval("rel_sym_path [find_file lab_pin.sym]"));
+  my_strdup(1611, &symname_pin, tcleval("rel_sym_path [find_file lab_pin.sym]"));
   my_strdup(1607, &symname_wire, tcleval("rel_sym_path [find_file lab_wire.sym]"));
   if(symname_pin && symname_wire) {
     rebuild_selected_array();
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ int descend_schematic(int instnumber)
  char filename[PATH_MAX];
  int inst_mult, inst_number;
  int save_ok = 0;
-
+ int n = 0;
 
  rebuild_selected_array();
  if(xctx->lastsel !=1 || xctx->sel_array[0].type!=ELEMENT)
@@ -1224,7 +1224,8 @@ int descend_schematic(int instnumber)
  }
  else
  {
-  dbg(1, "descend_schematic(): selected:%s\n", xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].name);
+  n = xctx->sel_array[0].n;
+  dbg(1, "descend_schematic(): selected:%s\n", xctx->inst[n].name);
   /* no name set for current schematic: save it before descending*/
   if(!strcmp(xctx->sch[xctx->currsch],""))
   {
@@ -1242,12 +1243,12 @@ int descend_schematic(int instnumber)
     if(save_ok==0) return 0;
   }
 
-  dbg(1, "descend_schematic(): inst type: %s\n", (xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type);
+  dbg(1, "descend_schematic(): inst type: %s\n", (xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type);
 
   if(                   /*  do not descend if not subcircuit */
-     (xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type &&
-     strcmp( (xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type, "subcircuit") &&
-     strcmp( (xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type, "primitive")
+     (xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type &&
+     strcmp( (xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type, "subcircuit") &&
+     strcmp( (xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type, "primitive")
   ) return 0;
 
   if(xctx->modified)
@@ -1267,11 +1268,11 @@ int descend_schematic(int instnumber)
   }
 
   /*  build up current hierarchy path */
-  dbg(1, "descend_schematic(): selected instname=%s\n", xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].instname);
+  dbg(1, "descend_schematic(): selected instname=%s\n", xctx->inst[n].instname);
 
 
-  if(xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].instname && xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].instname[0]) {
-    str=expandlabel(xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].instname, &inst_mult);
+  if(xctx->inst[n].instname && xctx->inst[n].instname[0]) {
+    str=expandlabel(xctx->inst[n].instname, &inst_mult);
   } else {
     str = "";
     inst_mult = 1;
@@ -1279,7 +1280,9 @@ int descend_schematic(int instnumber)
   my_strdup(14, &xctx->sch_path[xctx->currsch+1], xctx->sch_path[xctx->currsch]);
   xctx->sch_path_hash[xctx->currsch+1] =0;
   my_strdup(1516, &xctx->hier_attr[xctx->currsch].prop_ptr, 
-            xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].prop_ptr);
+            xctx->inst[n].prop_ptr);
+  my_strdup(1613, &xctx->hier_attr[xctx->currsch].templ,
+            get_tok_value((xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->prop_ptr, "template", 0));
   inst_number = 1;
   if(inst_mult > 1) { /* on multiple instances ask where to descend, to correctly evaluate
                          the hierarchy path you descend to */
@@ -1312,14 +1315,14 @@ int descend_schematic(int instnumber)
   dbg(1, "descend_schematic(): current path: %s\n", xctx->sch_path[xctx->currsch+1]);
   dbg(1, "descend_schematic(): inst_number=%d\n", inst_number);
 
-  xctx->previous_instance[xctx->currsch]=xctx->sel_array[0].n;
+  xctx->previous_instance[xctx->currsch]=n;
   xctx->zoom_array[xctx->currsch].x=xctx->xorigin;
   xctx->zoom_array[xctx->currsch].y=xctx->yorigin;
   xctx->zoom_array[xctx->currsch].zoom=xctx->zoom;
   xctx->currsch++;
   hilight_child_pins();
 
-  get_sch_from_sym(filename, xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].ptr+ xctx->sym);
+  get_sch_from_sym(filename, xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym);
   unselect_all(1);
   remove_symbols();
   load_schematic(1,filename, 1);
diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index 45e001c6..f91b82ba 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -3579,13 +3579,14 @@ void descend_symbol(void)
   FILE *fd;
   char name[PATH_MAX];
   char name_embedded[PATH_MAX];
+  int n = 0;
   rebuild_selected_array();
   if(xctx->lastsel > 1)  return;
   if(xctx->lastsel==1 && xctx->sel_array[0].type==ELEMENT) {
+    n =xctx->sel_array[0].n;
     if(xctx->modified)
     {
       int ret;
-  
       ret = save(1);
       /* if circuit is changed but not saved before descending
        * state will be inconsistent when returning, can not propagare hilights
@@ -3597,39 +3598,39 @@ void descend_symbol(void)
       if(ret == 0) clear_all_hilights();
       if(ret == -1) return; /* user cancel */
     }
-    my_snprintf(name, S(name), "%s", xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].name);
+    my_snprintf(name, S(name), "%s", xctx->inst[n].name);
     /* dont allow descend in the default missing symbol */
-    if((xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type &&
-       !strcmp( (xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type,"missing")) return;
+    if((xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type &&
+       !strcmp( (xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->type,"missing")) return;
   }
   else return;
-
   /* build up current hierarchy path */
-  my_strdup(363,  &str, xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].instname);
+  my_strdup(363,  &str, xctx->inst[n].instname);
   my_strdup(364, &xctx->sch_path[xctx->currsch+1], xctx->sch_path[xctx->currsch]);
   my_strcat(365, &xctx->sch_path[xctx->currsch+1], str);
   my_strcat(366, &xctx->sch_path[xctx->currsch+1], ".");
   xctx->sch_path_hash[xctx->currsch+1] = 0;
 
   my_strdup(1518, &xctx->hier_attr[xctx->currsch].prop_ptr,
-            xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].prop_ptr);
-
+            xctx->inst[n].prop_ptr);
+  my_strdup(1612, &xctx->hier_attr[xctx->currsch].templ,
+            get_tok_value((xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->prop_ptr, "template", 0));
   xctx->sch_inst_number[xctx->currsch+1] = 1;
   my_free(921, &str);
-  xctx->previous_instance[xctx->currsch]=xctx->sel_array[0].n;
+  xctx->previous_instance[xctx->currsch]=n;
   xctx->zoom_array[xctx->currsch].x=xctx->xorigin;
   xctx->zoom_array[xctx->currsch].y=xctx->yorigin;
   xctx->zoom_array[xctx->currsch].zoom=xctx->zoom;
   ++xctx->currsch;
-  if((xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->flags & EMBEDDED ||
-    !strcmp(get_tok_value(xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].prop_ptr,"embed", 0), "true")) {
+  if((xctx->inst[n].ptr+ xctx->sym)->flags & EMBEDDED ||
+    !strcmp(get_tok_value(xctx->inst[n].prop_ptr,"embed", 0), "true")) {
     /* save embedded symbol into a temporary file */
     my_snprintf(name_embedded, S(name_embedded),
       "%s/.xschem_embedded_%d_%s", tclgetvar("XSCHEM_TMP_DIR"), getpid(), get_cell_w_ext(name, 0));
     if(!(fd = fopen(name_embedded, "w")) ) {
       fprintf(errfp, "descend_symbol(): problems opening file %s \n", name_embedded);
     }
-    save_embedded_symbol(xctx->inst[xctx->sel_array[0].n].ptr+xctx->sym, fd);
+    save_embedded_symbol(xctx->inst[n].ptr+xctx->sym, fd);
     fclose(fd);
     unselect_all(1);
     remove_symbols(); /* must follow save (if) embedded */
diff --git a/src/token.c b/src/token.c
index ecfd79ed..ea6a0b8e 100644
--- a/src/token.c
+++ b/src/token.c
@@ -3355,12 +3355,16 @@ const char *translate(int inst, const char* s)
          if(xctx->tok_size && tok[0]) {
            dbg(1, "tok=%s\n", tok);
            my_strdup2(1523, &value1, tok);
+         } else {
+           tok = get_tok_value(lcc[i-1].templ,  value1, 0);
+           if(xctx->tok_size && tok[0]) {
+             dbg(1, "from parent template: tok=%s\n", tok);
+             my_strdup2(1614, &value1, tok);
+           }
          }
          dbg(1, "2 translate(): lcc[%d].prop_ptr=%s, value1=%s\n", i-1, lcc[i-1].prop_ptr, value1);
          i--;
        }
-
-
        tmp=strlen(value1);
        STR_ALLOC(&result, tmp + result_pos, &size);
        memcpy(result+result_pos, value1, tmp+1);
diff --git a/src/xinit.c b/src/xinit.c
index fdaf12b3..68572e8c 100644
--- a/src/xinit.c
+++ b/src/xinit.c
@@ -360,9 +360,10 @@ static void free_xschem_data()
   my_free(1133, &xctx->maxl);
   my_free(1108, &xctx->sel_array);
   for(i=0;i<CADMAXHIER;i++) {
-    my_free(1139, &xctx->sch_path[i]);
-    my_free(959, &xctx->hier_attr[i].prop_ptr);
-    my_free(960, &xctx->hier_attr[i].symname);
+    if(xctx->sch_path[i]) my_free(1139, &xctx->sch_path[i]);
+    if(xctx->hier_attr[i].templ) my_free(1608, &xctx->hier_attr[i].templ);
+    if(xctx->hier_attr[i].prop_ptr) my_free(959, &xctx->hier_attr[i].prop_ptr);
+    if(xctx->hier_attr[i].symname) my_free(960, &xctx->hier_attr[i].symname);
   }
     
   my_free(1099, &xctx->gridpoint);
@@ -543,6 +544,7 @@ static void alloc_xschem_data(const char *top_path, const char *win_path)
     xctx->sch_path[i]=NULL;
     xctx->sch_path_hash[i]=0;
     xctx->hier_attr[i].prop_ptr = NULL;
+    xctx->hier_attr[i].templ = NULL;
     xctx->hier_attr[i].symname = NULL;
     xctx->hier_attr[i].fd = NULL;
   }
diff --git a/src/xschem.h b/src/xschem.h
index 685af188..e64ba0ff 100644
--- a/src/xschem.h
+++ b/src/xschem.h
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ typedef struct
   short flip;
   FILE *fd;
   char *prop_ptr;
+  char *templ;
   char *symname;
 } Lcc;