diff --git a/adressaufkleber/vl-addressLabels.cls b/adressaufkleber/vl-addressLabels.cls
index 0e776480e8fcfff6e6b6be778037ccbcafc5a63e..23f345fc82914e5eb353a533d7a9bcc1df8ddf18 100644
--- a/adressaufkleber/vl-addressLabels.cls
+++ b/adressaufkleber/vl-addressLabels.cls
@@ -106,15 +106,14 @@
 
 \RequirePackage[\vl@lang]{babel}
 \RequirePackage{iflang}
+\RequirePackage[autostyle=once,german=guillemets]{csquotes}
 \IfLanguageName{ngerman}{%
-  \RequirePackage[babel=once,german=guillemets]{csquotes}
   \AtEndOfClass{\shorthandon{"}}
   \defineshorthand{"`}{\openautoquote}
   \defineshorthand{"'}{\closeautoquote}
-  \MakeAutoQuote{»}{«}
 }{%
-  \RequirePackage[babel=once]{csquotes}
 }
+\MakeAutoQuote{»}{«}
 
 \RequirePackage{picture}
 
@@ -191,10 +190,11 @@
 
 \newcommand\firm[1]{%
   \begingroup
-  \let\\=\relax
-  \xdef\vl@firm{\trim@spaces{#1}}
+  %\let\\=\relax \VerbatimQuotes
+  \gdef\vl@firm{\trim@spaces{#1}}
   \endgroup
 }
+
 \newcommand\attn[1]{\xdef\vl@attn{\trim@spaces{#1}}}
 \newcommand\name[1]{\xdef\vl@name{\trim@spaces{#1}}}
 \newcommand\street[1]{\xdef\vl@street{\trim@spaces{#1}}}