diff --git a/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp b/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp
index 0b894d8e..62b6b59f 100644
--- a/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp
@@ -3488,7 +3488,7 @@ namespace netgen
    void VisualSceneMesh :: SetSelectedFace (int asf)
    {
       selface = asf;
-      selecttimestamp = GetTimeStamp();
+      selecttimestamp = NextTimeStamp();
    }