diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
index 354ce8c4dc..d206f3ce38 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS.prototype =
     handlers: null,
     
     /** @type Array of */ 
-    features: null,
+    markers: null,
 
 
     /** 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS.prototype =
     initialize: function(grid, bounds, url, size) {
         OpenLayers.Tile.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
         
-        this.features = new Array();
+        this.markers = new Array();
 
         this.handlers = new Array();
         this.handlers["requestSuccess"] = this.requestSuccess;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS.prototype =
         }
         
         var resultFeatures = OpenLayers.Util.getNodes(doc, "gml:featureMember");
-//        ol.Log.info(this.grid.name + " found " +
+//        ol.Log.info(this.layer.name + " found " +
 //                     resultFeatures.length + " features");
             
         //clear old featureList
@@ -88,16 +88,15 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS.prototype =
 
         for (var i=0; i < resultFeatures.length; i++) {
         
-            //make new Feature 
-            var feature = new OpenLayers.Feature(resultFeatures[i]);
-            this.features.append(feature);
-
-            //make new Icon
+            var feature = new MCFeature(resultFeatures[i]);
             var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon(feature.markerImage, feature.size);
+            var marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(feature.lonlat, icon, feature);
 
-            //make new marker
-            var marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(feature.lonlat, icon);
-            this.addMarker(marker);
+            //add to local collection
+            this.markers.append(marker);
+
+            //add to layer
+            this.layer.addMarker(marker);
     	}
         
     },