diff --git a/models/FrequencyList.cpp b/models/FrequencyList.cpp
index 4d71472ec..abb567c9b 100644
--- a/models/FrequencyList.cpp
+++ b/models/FrequencyList.cpp
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ QModelIndex FrequencyList_v2_101::impl::add (Item f)
       endInsertRows ();
 
       // if we added one that had a preferred frequency, unprefer everything else
-//      unprefer_all_but(f, row, {Qt::DisplayRole, Qt::CheckStateRole});
+      if (f.preferred_) unprefer_all_but(f, row, {Qt::DisplayRole, Qt::CheckStateRole});
 
       return index (row, 0);
     }