diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/SketchController.java b/app/src/processing/app/SketchController.java
index 738bd36f6..97df7b8d1 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/SketchController.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/SketchController.java
@@ -368,11 +368,9 @@ public class SketchController {
         return;
       }
       sketch.addCode(code);
+      editor.selectTab(editor.findTabIndex(code));
     }
 
-    // set the new guy as current
-    editor.selectTab(editor.findTabIndex(newName));
-
     // update the tabs
     editor.header.rebuild();
   }