diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/add_route_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/add_route_dialog.cc
index 280918aefc..f165d191c6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/add_route_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/add_route_dialog.cc
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ string
 AddRouteDialog::track_template ()
 {
 	string str = channel_combo.get_active_text();
-	
+
 	for (ChannelSetups::iterator i = channel_setups.begin(); i != channel_setups.end(); ++i) {
 		if (str == (*i).name) {
 			return (*i).template_path;
@@ -287,13 +287,6 @@ AddRouteDialog::refill_channel_setups ()
 	channel_combo_strings.clear ();
 	channel_setups.clear ();
 
-	chn.name = X_("MIDI");
-	chn.channels = 0;
-	channel_setups.push_back (chn);
-
-	chn.name = "separator";
-	channel_setups.push_back (chn);
-
 	chn.name = _("Mono");
 	chn.channels = 1;
 	channel_setups.push_back (chn);
@@ -302,6 +295,16 @@ AddRouteDialog::refill_channel_setups ()
 	chn.channels = 2;
 	channel_setups.push_back (chn);
 
+	chn.name = "separator";
+	channel_setups.push_back (chn);
+
+	chn.name = X_("MIDI");
+	chn.channels = 0;
+	channel_setups.push_back (chn);
+
+	chn.name = "separator";
+	channel_setups.push_back (chn);
+
 	ARDOUR::find_route_templates (route_templates);
 
 	if (!ARDOUR::Profile->get_sae()) {
@@ -315,6 +318,10 @@ AddRouteDialog::refill_channel_setups ()
 			}
 		} 
 
+		/* clear template path for the rest */
+		
+		chn.template_path = "";
+
 		chn.name = _("3 Channel");
 		chn.channels = 3;
 		channel_setups.push_back (chn);