diff --git a/lib/js8/syncjs8.f90 b/lib/js8/syncjs8.f90
index 1635fa2..daea1c8 100644
--- a/lib/js8/syncjs8.f90
+++ b/lib/js8/syncjs8.f90
@@ -145,10 +145,6 @@ subroutine syncjs8(dd,nfa,nfb,syncmin,nfqso,s,candidate,ncand,sbase)
   enddo
   ncand=k
 
-! Put nfqso at top of list
-  do i=1,ncand
-     if(abs(candidate0(1,i)-nfqso).lt.10.0) candidate0(1,i)=-candidate0(1,i)
-  enddo
 
 ! Save only the best of near-dupe freqs.  
   do i=1,ncand
@@ -162,6 +158,11 @@ subroutine syncjs8(dd,nfa,nfb,syncmin,nfqso,s,candidate,ncand,sbase)
         enddo
      endif
   enddo
+
+! Put nfqso at top of list
+  do i=1,ncand
+     if(abs(candidate0(1,i)-nfqso).lt.10.0) candidate0(1,i)=-candidate0(1,i)
+  enddo
   
   fac=20.0/maxval(s)
   s=fac*s