diff --git a/ORStools/gui/ORStoolsDialog.py b/ORStools/gui/ORStoolsDialog.py
index 871ff727..b506d0d1 100644
--- a/ORStools/gui/ORStoolsDialog.py
+++ b/ORStools/gui/ORStoolsDialog.py
@@ -448,9 +448,7 @@ def _save_vertices_to_layer(self):
         ]
 
         if len(items) > 0:
-            crs = QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem("EPSG:4326")
-            point_layer = QgsVectorLayer("Point?crs=4326&field=ID:integer", "Vertices", "memory")
-            point_layer.setCrs(crs)
+            point_layer = QgsVectorLayer("point?crs=epsg:4326&field=ID:integer", "Vertices", "memory")
             point_layer.updateFields()
             for idx, x in enumerate(items):
                 coords = x.split(":")[1]