diff --git a/src/live_effects/effect.cpp b/src/live_effects/effect.cpp
index 785f081ae2901670be3d4a35a720f7380bc931c9..57f35efa5df139d5b6cce4cc98f723a51f8d1475 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/effect.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/effect.cpp
@@ -1297,11 +1297,17 @@ void Effect::doOnApply_impl(SPLPEItem const* lpeitem)
 {
     sp_lpe_item = const_cast<SPLPEItem *>(lpeitem);
     is_applied = true;
+    // we can override "lpeversion" value in each LPE using doOnApply
+    // this allow to handle legacy LPE and some times update to newest definitions
+    // In BBB Martin, Mc and Jabiertxof make decission 
+    // of only update this value per each LPE when changes.
+    // and use the Inkscape release version that has this new LPE change
+    // LPE without lpeversion are created in a inkscape lower than 1.0
+    lpeversion.param_setValue("1", true); 
     doOnApply(lpeitem);
     setReady();
     has_exception = false;
-    lpeversion.param_setValue("1", true); // we can override this value in each LPE to major versions I dont want to
-                                          // repeat inkscape versioning
+    
 }
 
 void Effect::doBeforeEffect_impl(SPLPEItem const* lpeitem)
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-mirror_symmetry.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-mirror_symmetry.cpp
index 080fa1dafff18e02ad1c3c84696f177a03f44d5b..38df0af5d4efc43ac70d0274b15889689554914e 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-mirror_symmetry.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-mirror_symmetry.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ LPEMirrorSymmetry::doOnApply (SPLPEItem const* lpeitem)
     end_point.param_update_default(point_b);
     center_point.param_setValue(point_c, true);
     previous_center = center_point;
+    lpeversion.param_setValue("1.0.2", true);
 }
 
 
@@ -558,6 +559,9 @@ LPEMirrorSymmetry::doEffect_path (Geom::PathVector const & path_in)
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if (lpeversion.param_getSVGValue() > "1.0.1" && original.closed() && !tmp_pathvector[0].closed()) {
+                tmp_pathvector[0].close();
+            }
             if (cs.size() == 0 && position == 1) {
                 tmp_pathvector.push_back(original);
                 tmp_pathvector.push_back(original * m);