diff --git a/src/MissionManager/MissionController.cc b/src/MissionManager/MissionController.cc
index d5946cb4db1447810c3ea21b37067ec599bb784c..0a4d899544d22a5d03ddb2ab2ed82864b7bf556c 100644
--- a/src/MissionManager/MissionController.cc
+++ b/src/MissionManager/MissionController.cc
@@ -364,12 +364,12 @@ int MissionController::insertROIMissionItem(QGeoCoordinate coordinate, int i)
     int sequenceNumber = _nextSequenceNumber();
     SimpleMissionItem * newItem = new SimpleMissionItem(_controllerVehicle, this);
     newItem->setSequenceNumber(sequenceNumber);
-    newItem->setCoordinate(coordinate);
     newItem->setCommand((MavlinkQmlSingleton::Qml_MAV_CMD)(_controllerVehicle->firmwarePlugin()->supportedMissionCommands().contains((MAV_CMD)MAV_CMD_DO_SET_ROI_LOCATION) ?
         MAV_CMD_DO_SET_ROI_LOCATION :
         MAV_CMD_DO_SET_ROI));
     _initVisualItem(newItem);
     newItem->setDefaultsForCommand();
+    newItem->setCoordinate(coordinate);
 
     double      prevAltitude;
     MAV_FRAME   prevFrame;