diff --git a/src/gui/network/Network.cpp b/src/gui/network/Network.cpp
index 7eec12e..ed3787a 100644
--- a/src/gui/network/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/network/Network.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ void Network::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
 void Network::leftMousePress(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     QGraphicsItem* itemClicked = view_->itemAt(event->pos());
-    bool isSocket = itemClicked && typeid(*itemClicked)==typeid(SocketGraphic);
-    if(isSocket)
+    if(isType<SocketGraphic>(itemClicked))
     {
         std::cout << "SOCKET!\n";
         socketClicked(static_cast<SocketGraphic*>(itemClicked), event);
@@ -85,6 +84,8 @@ void Network::leftMousePress(QMouseEvent *event)
 }
 
 
+
+
 void Network::socketClicked(SocketGraphic* socket, QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     std::cout << "socket clicked\n";
@@ -135,24 +136,20 @@ void Network::mouseMoved(QMouseEvent *event)
     }
 
     QGraphicsItem* hoverItem = view_->itemAt(event->pos());
-    bool isEdge = hoverItem && typeid(*hoverItem)==typeid(NodeEdgeGraphic);
 
-    // set 
-    if(ctrlMod && isEdge)
+    // set node edge color
+    if(ctrlMod && isType<NodeEdgeGraphic>(hoverItem))
     {
-        std::cout << "EDGE\n";
         static_cast<NodeEdgeGraphic*>(hoverItem)->setColor(QColor("red"));
         hoverItem->update();
         prevHoverItem_=hoverItem;
     }
     // reset node edge color
     if(
-        prevHoverItem &&
         (!ctrlMod || hoverItem!=prevHoverItem) &&
-        typeid(*prevHoverItem)==typeid(NodeEdgeGraphic)
+        isType<NodeEdgeGraphic>(prevHoverItem)
     )
     {
-        std::cout << " reset\n";
         static_cast<NodeEdgeGraphic*>(prevHoverItem)->useDefaultColor();
         prevHoverItem->update();
     }
@@ -174,7 +171,7 @@ void Network::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 
     if(
         event->key() == Qt::Key_Control &&
-        hoverItem && typeid(*hoverItem)==typeid(NodeEdgeGraphic)
+        isType<NodeEdgeGraphic>(hoverItem)
     )
     {
         static_cast<NodeEdgeGraphic*>(hoverItem)->setColor(QColor("red"));
@@ -197,7 +194,7 @@ void Network::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
     if(
         prevHoverItem_ &&
         event->key() == Qt::Key_Control &&
-        typeid(*prevHoverItem_)==typeid(NodeEdgeGraphic)
+        isType<NodeEdgeGraphic>(prevHoverItem_)
     )
     {
         static_cast<NodeEdgeGraphic*>(prevHoverItem_)->useDefaultColor();
diff --git a/src/gui/network/Network.h b/src/gui/network/Network.h
index 8a85578..bf1d105 100644
--- a/src/gui/network/Network.h
+++ b/src/gui/network/Network.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <qgraphicsitem.h>
+#include <typeinfo>
 #include "gui/network/NetworkGraphicsView.h"
 #include "gui/network/NetworkGraphicsScene.h"
 #include "gui/network/SocketGraphic.h"
@@ -27,6 +29,12 @@ private:
     void keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event) override;
     void destroyFloatingEdge();
 
+    template<typename T>
+    bool isType(QGraphicsItem* item)
+    {
+        return item && typeid(*item)==typeid(T);
+    }
+
 protected:
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) override;
 };