diff --git a/plugins/channeltx/modpacket/packetmodgui.cpp b/plugins/channeltx/modpacket/packetmodgui.cpp
index 392083f1e..994642111 100644
--- a/plugins/channeltx/modpacket/packetmodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channeltx/modpacket/packetmodgui.cpp
@@ -467,11 +467,11 @@ PacketModGUI::PacketModGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceUISet *deviceUISet, Baseb
 
     connect(&MainCore::instance()->getMasterTimer(), SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(tick()));
 
-    ui->spectrumGUI->setBuddies(m_spectrumVis, ui->glSpectrum);
-
     m_spectrumVis = m_packetMod->getSpectrumVis();
     m_spectrumVis->setGLSpectrum(ui->glSpectrum);
 
+    ui->spectrumGUI->setBuddies(m_spectrumVis, ui->glSpectrum);
+
     // Extra /2 here because SSB?
     ui->glSpectrum->setCenterFrequency(m_settings.m_spectrumRate/4);
     ui->glSpectrum->setSampleRate(m_settings.m_spectrumRate/2);