diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index afc7c95fb1..71584e5907 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -575,8 +575,6 @@ Trigger::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 	node.get_property (X_("index"), _index);
 	set_values (node);
 
-	copy_to_ui_state ();
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1284,6 +1282,9 @@ AudioTrigger::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 	node.get_property (X_("start"), t);
 	_start_offset = t.samples();
 
+	/* we've changed our internal values; we need to update our queued UIState or they will be lost when UIState is applied */
+	copy_to_ui_state ();
+
 	return 0;
 }