diff --git a/rtgui/hlrec.cc b/rtgui/hlrec.cc
index 998d98de8..8141261dc 100644
--- a/rtgui/hlrec.cc
+++ b/rtgui/hlrec.cc
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void HLRecovery::read (const ProcParams* pp, const ParamsEdited* pedited) {
 void HLRecovery::write (ProcParams* pp, ParamsEdited* pedited) {
 
     if (pedited) {
-        pedited->hlrecovery.method    = method->get_active_row_number()!=3;
+        pedited->hlrecovery.method    = method->get_active_row_number()!=4;
         pedited->hlrecovery.enabled   = !enabled->get_inconsistent();
     }