diff --git a/program/js/list.js b/program/js/list.js
index 02c872f9f..6a6b27d14 100644
--- a/program/js/list.js
+++ b/program/js/list.js
@@ -513,12 +513,9 @@ highlight_row: function(id, multiple)
 {
   if (this.rows[id] && !multiple)
   {
-    if (!this.in_selection(id))
-    {
-      this.clear_selection();
-      this.selection[0] = id;
-      this.set_classname(this.rows[id].obj, 'selected', true);
-    }
+    this.clear_selection();
+    this.selection[0] = id;
+    this.set_classname(this.rows[id].obj, 'selected', true);
   }
   else if (this.rows[id])
   {