diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/plot/Algorithm.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/plot/Algorithm.java
index 434d20230f527492e21cc714beb43b37426415e0..1ffeb9e5ce2170ccc6d16978a6defdd4b3245f76 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/plot/Algorithm.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/plot/Algorithm.java
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ public abstract class Algorithm {
   {
      return algorithm_name;
   }
+  
+  /**
+   *  Return the name of this algorithm.
+   **/
+  public void setAlgorithmName (String algorithm_name) 
+  {
+     this.algorithm_name = algorithm_name;
+  }
 
   /**
    *  Return the short (one word) name of this algorithm, as passed tp the