diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiChoose.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiChoose.java
index cb9784894da..ad1cee846fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiChoose.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiChoose.java
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ public class GuiChoose {
         // An input box for handling the order of choices.
         final JFrame frame = new JFrame();
         DualListBox<T> dual = new DualListBox<T>(remainingObjects, sourceChoices, destChoices);
-        dual.setSideboardMode(sideboardingMode);
         dual.setSecondColumnLabelText(top);
 
         frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
@@ -170,6 +169,8 @@ public class GuiChoose {
         frame.setTitle(title);
         frame.setVisible(false);
 
+        dual.setSideboardMode(sideboardingMode);
+
         final JDialog dialog = new JDialog(frame, true);
         dialog.setTitle(title);
         dialog.setContentPane(dual);