diff --git a/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Core/ResourceManager.cc b/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Core/ResourceManager.cc
index 32af33729ce06534abb9c2cd1830bd79ff27b84c..cca64c97f637f204784a07d352b89432b95126e2 100644
--- a/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Core/ResourceManager.cc
+++ b/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Core/ResourceManager.cc
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ void ResourceManager::resize_fprops(unsigned int _nf) {
 
 void ResourceManager::resize_cprops(unsigned int _nc) {
 
-    for(std::vector<BaseProperty*>::iterator it = mesh_props_.begin();
-            it != mesh_props_.end(); ++it) {
+    for(std::vector<BaseProperty*>::iterator it = cell_props_.begin();
+            it != cell_props_.end(); ++it) {
         (*it)->resize(_nc);
     }
 }
@@ -174,9 +174,10 @@ void ResourceManager::released_property(VertexPropHandle _handle) {
 
     delete (*(vertex_props_.begin() + _handle.idx()));
     std::vector<BaseProperty*>::iterator it = vertex_props_.erase(vertex_props_.begin() + _handle.idx());
-    VertexPropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx() - 1);
+    VertexPropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx());
     for(; it < vertex_props_.end(); ++it) {
         (*it)->set_handle(decrHandle);
+        decrHandle.idx(decrHandle.idx()+1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -184,9 +185,10 @@ void ResourceManager::released_property(EdgePropHandle _handle) {
 
     delete (*(edge_props_.begin() + _handle.idx()));
     std::vector<BaseProperty*>::iterator it = edge_props_.erase(edge_props_.begin() + _handle.idx());
-    EdgePropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx() - 1);
+    EdgePropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx());
     for(; it < edge_props_.end(); ++it) {
         (*it)->set_handle(decrHandle);
+        decrHandle.idx(decrHandle.idx()+1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -194,9 +196,10 @@ void ResourceManager::released_property(HalfEdgePropHandle _handle) {
 
     delete (*(halfedge_props_.begin() + _handle.idx()));
     std::vector<BaseProperty*>::iterator it = halfedge_props_.erase(halfedge_props_.begin() + _handle.idx());
-    HalfEdgePropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx() - 1);
+    HalfEdgePropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx());
     for(; it < halfedge_props_.end(); ++it) {
         (*it)->set_handle(decrHandle);
+        decrHandle.idx(decrHandle.idx()+1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -204,9 +207,10 @@ void ResourceManager::released_property(FacePropHandle _handle) {
 
     delete (*(face_props_.begin() + _handle.idx()));
     std::vector<BaseProperty*>::iterator it = face_props_.erase(face_props_.begin() + _handle.idx());
-    FacePropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx() - 1);
+    FacePropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx());
     for(; it < face_props_.end(); ++it) {
         (*it)->set_handle(decrHandle);
+        decrHandle.idx(decrHandle.idx()+1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -214,9 +218,10 @@ void ResourceManager::released_property(HalfFacePropHandle _handle) {
 
     delete (*(halfface_props_.begin() + _handle.idx()));
     std::vector<BaseProperty*>::iterator it = halfface_props_.erase(halfface_props_.begin() + _handle.idx());
-    HalfFacePropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx() - 1);
+    HalfFacePropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx());
     for(; it < halfface_props_.end(); ++it) {
         (*it)->set_handle(decrHandle);
+        decrHandle.idx(decrHandle.idx()+1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -224,9 +229,10 @@ void ResourceManager::released_property(CellPropHandle _handle) {
 
     delete (*(cell_props_.begin() + _handle.idx()));
     std::vector<BaseProperty*>::iterator it = cell_props_.erase(cell_props_.begin() + _handle.idx());
-    CellPropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx() - 1);
+    CellPropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx());
     for(; it < cell_props_.end(); ++it) {
         (*it)->set_handle(decrHandle);
+        decrHandle.idx(decrHandle.idx()+1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -234,9 +240,10 @@ void ResourceManager::released_property(MeshPropHandle _handle) {
 
     delete (*(mesh_props_.begin() + _handle.idx()));
     std::vector<BaseProperty*>::iterator it = mesh_props_.erase(mesh_props_.begin() + _handle.idx());
-    MeshPropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx() - 1);
+    MeshPropHandle decrHandle(_handle.idx());
     for(; it < mesh_props_.end(); ++it) {
         (*it)->set_handle(decrHandle);
+        decrHandle.idx(decrHandle.idx()+1);
     }
 }