diff --git a/timeline/src/Cursor_Region.C b/timeline/src/Cursor_Region.C
index d4f3177..d5af5bc 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Cursor_Region.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Cursor_Region.C
@@ -79,12 +79,11 @@ Cursor_Region::Cursor_Region ( nframes_t when, nframes_t length, const char *typ
     this->label( label );
     this->type( type );
 
-    timeline->add_cursor( this );
-
     start( when );
-
     this->length( length );
 
+    timeline->add_cursor( this );
+
     log_create();
 }