diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java
index 54e65de3f274d2ae633f3f290e6d660fca93caa7..612090ba010d36128ca82718dfe0bf4358c0b6f7 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/BamView.java
@@ -3169,7 +3169,7 @@ public class BamView extends JPanel
     }
     else if(jspView != null)
     {
-      if(isCoverageView(pixPerBase) && nbasesInView >= MAX_BASES)
+      if(!isCoverageView(pixPerBase) && nbasesInView >= MAX_BASES)
       {
         cbLastSelected = getSelectedCheckBoxMenuItem();
         cbCoverageView.setSelected(true);