diff --git a/data/fields/direction_vertex.json b/data/fields/direction_vertex.json
index c3b9f55c..09d4c721 100644
--- a/data/fields/direction_vertex.json
+++ b/data/fields/direction_vertex.json
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
             "both": "Both / All"
         }
     },
+    "geometry": [
+        "vertex"
+    ],
     "autoSuggestions": false,
     "customValues": false
 }
diff --git a/data/presets/traffic_sign/variable_message.json b/data/presets/traffic_sign/variable_message.json
index 69f8b6f7..606c6b82 100644
--- a/data/presets/traffic_sign/variable_message.json
+++ b/data/presets/traffic_sign/variable_message.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
     "icon": "temaki-billboard",
     "fields": [
-        "{traffic_sign}"
+        "{traffic_sign}",
+        "direction_vertex"
     ],
     "geometry": [
         "point",