diff --git a/js/threeViews/ThreeView.js b/js/threeViews/ThreeView.js
index e3b732ff043087c1f7943c142556e943a9837332..5283a969ffe3ed9f2aefd24e7e621cb5fa1b7254 100644
--- a/js/threeViews/ThreeView.js
+++ b/js/threeViews/ThreeView.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ ThreeView = Backbone.View.extend({
             var position = this.highlighter.getHighlightedObjectPosition();
             if (position){
                 dmaGlobals.assembler.set("originPosition", position);
+                dmaGlobals.appState.set("manualSelectOrigin", false);
                 return;
             }
         }