diff --git a/packages/tools/src/stateManagement/segmentation/internalAddSegmentationRepresentation.ts b/packages/tools/src/stateManagement/segmentation/internalAddSegmentationRepresentation.ts
index 013988f1b..188aa751e 100644
--- a/packages/tools/src/stateManagement/segmentation/internalAddSegmentationRepresentation.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/src/stateManagement/segmentation/internalAddSegmentationRepresentation.ts
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ function internalAddSegmentationRepresentation(
       const segmentKeys = Object.keys(segmentation.segments);
       if (segmentKeys.length > 0) {
         firstSegmentIndex = segmentKeys.map((k) => Number(k)).sort()[0];
+        setActiveSegmentIndex(segmentationId, firstSegmentIndex);
       }
-      setActiveSegmentIndex(segmentationId, firstSegmentIndex);
     }
   }