diff --git a/Src/LexText/Interlinear/SandboxBase.cs b/Src/LexText/Interlinear/SandboxBase.cs
index a19c272b9e..5501856e6b 100644
--- a/Src/LexText/Interlinear/SandboxBase.cs
+++ b/Src/LexText/Interlinear/SandboxBase.cs
@@ -1208,7 +1208,11 @@ private bool LoadRealDataIntoSec1(int hvoSbWord, bool fLookForDefaults, bool fAd
 					if (analysis != null)
 					{
 						//set the color before we fidle with our the wordform, it right for this purpose now.
-						if (GetHasMultipleRelevantAnalyses(CurrentAnalysisTree.Wordform))
+						if ((m_occurrenceSelected == null ||
+							m_occurrenceSelected.Analysis == null ||
+							(m_occurrenceSelected.Analysis.Analysis == null &&
+							m_occurrenceSelected.Analysis.Wordform != null)) &&
+							GetHasMultipleRelevantAnalyses(CurrentAnalysisTree.Wordform))
 						{
 							MultipleAnalysisColor = InterlinVc.MultipleApprovedGuessColor;
 						}