diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index 5b371cb4e..5e24d24a8 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3729,7 +3729,7 @@ void MainWindow::readFromStdout()                             //readFromStdout
             }
           }
           if(m_bCallingCQ && !m_bAutoReply && for_us && SpecOp::FOX > m_config.special_op_id()) {
-            if(ui->respondComboBox->currentText()=="CQ: First") {
+            if(ui->respondComboBox->currentText()!="CQ: First") {
               m_bDoubleClicked=true;
               m_bAutoReply = true;
               processMessage (decodedtext);
@@ -3738,19 +3738,21 @@ void MainWindow::readFromStdout()                             //readFromStdout
             if(ui->respondComboBox->currentText()=="CQ: Max Dist") {
               QString deCall;
               QString deGrid;
-              bool bContest=m_config.special_op_id()==SpecOp::NA_VHF or
-                  m_config.special_op_id()==SpecOp::ARRL_DIGI;
               decodedtext.deCallAndGrid(/*out*/deCall,deGrid);
               if(deGrid.contains(grid_regexp) or
-                 (bContest and (deGrid.contains("+") or deGrid.contains("-")))) {
-                double utch=0.0;
-                int nAz,nEl,nDmiles,nDkm,nHotAz,nHotABetter;
-                azdist_(const_cast <char *> ((m_config.my_grid () + "      ").left (6).toLatin1 ().constData ()),
-                        const_cast <char *> ((deGrid + "      ").left(6).toLatin1 ().constData ()),&utch,
-                        &nAz,&nEl,&nDmiles,&nDkm,&nHotAz,&nHotABetter,(FCL)6,(FCL)6);
-                int points=nDkm/500;
-                if(nDkm > 500*points) points += 1;
-                points += 1;
+                 (deGrid.contains("+") or deGrid.contains("-"))) {
+                int points=0;
+                if(deGrid.contains(grid_regexp)) {
+                  double utch=0.0;
+                  int nAz,nEl,nDmiles,nDkm,nHotAz,nHotABetter;
+                  azdist_(const_cast <char *> ((m_config.my_grid () + "      ").left (6).toLatin1 ().constData ()),
+                          const_cast <char *> ((deGrid + "      ").left(6).toLatin1 ().constData ()),&utch,
+                          &nAz,&nEl,&nDmiles,&nDkm,&nHotAz,&nHotABetter,(FCL)6,(FCL)6);
+                  points=nDkm/500;
+                  if(nDkm > 500*points) points += 1;
+                  points += 1;
+                }
+
                 if(points>m_maxPoints) {
                   m_maxPoints=points;
                   m_deCall=deCall;
@@ -3760,6 +3762,7 @@ void MainWindow::readFromStdout()                             //readFromStdout
                   ui->dxGridEntry->setText(deGrid);
                   genStdMsgs(QString::number(decodedtext.snr()));
                   int ntx=2;
+                  bool bContest=m_config.special_op_id()==SpecOp::NA_VHF or m_config.special_op_id()==SpecOp::ARRL_DIGI;
                   if(bContest) ntx=3;
                   setTxMsg(ntx);
                 }