diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 9d4863b..0be841b 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -8130,12 +8130,12 @@ void MainWindow::displayActivity(bool force){
       // use the last frequency
       f = d.freq;
 
-      // if we're responding via allcall, pick a different frequency.
+      // if we're responding via allcall, pick a different frequency and mark it in the cache.
       if(d.to == "ALLCALL"){
         f = findFreeFreqOffset(qMax(0, f-100), qMin(f+100, 2500), 50);
+        m_txAllcallCommandCache.insert(d.from, new QDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc()), 25);
       }
 
-      m_txAllcallCommandCache.insert(d.from, new QDateTime(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc()), 25);
       processed = true;
     }