diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
index 05b5d4dfb7..7ad13e7929 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
@@ -390,7 +390,30 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			var wasPaused = Mainform.EmulatorPaused;
 
-			if (_tasClipboard.Any())
+			// copypaste from PasteInsertMenuItem_Click!
+			IDataObject data = Clipboard.GetDataObject();
+			if (data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.StringFormat))
+			{
+				string input = (string)data.GetData(DataFormats.StringFormat);
+				if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input))
+				{
+					string[] lines = input.Split('\n');
+					if (lines.Length > 0)
+					{
+						_tasClipboard.Clear();
+						for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++)
+						{
+							var line = TasClipboardEntry.SetFromMnemonicStr(lines[i]);
+							if (line == null)
+								return;
+							else
+								_tasClipboard.Add(new TasClipboardEntry(i, line));
+						}
+						PasteMenuItem_Click(sender, e); // pseudo recursion
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			else if (_tasClipboard.Any())
 			{
 				var needsToRollback = TasView.FirstSelectedIndex < Emulator.Frame;
 
@@ -413,38 +436,36 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					RefreshDialog();
 				}
 			}
-			else
-			{
-				// copypaste from PasteInsertMenuItem_Click!
-				IDataObject data = Clipboard.GetDataObject();
-				if (data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.StringFormat))
-				{
-					string input = (string)data.GetData(DataFormats.StringFormat);
-					if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input))
-					{
-						string[] lines = input.Split('\n');
-						if (lines.Length > 0)
-						{
-							for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++)
-							{
-								var line = TasClipboardEntry.SetFromMnemonicStr(lines[i]);
-								if (line == null)
-									return;
-								else
-									_tasClipboard.Add(new TasClipboardEntry(i, line));
-							}
-							PasteMenuItem_Click(sender, e); // pseudo recursion
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
 		private void PasteInsertMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			var wasPaused = Mainform.EmulatorPaused;
 
-			if (_tasClipboard.Any())
+			// copypaste from PasteMenuItem_Click!
+			IDataObject data = Clipboard.GetDataObject();
+			if (data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.StringFormat))
+			{
+				string input = (string)data.GetData(DataFormats.StringFormat);
+				if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input))
+				{
+					string[] lines = input.Split('\n');
+					if (lines.Length > 0)
+					{
+						_tasClipboard.Clear();
+						for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++)
+						{
+							var line = TasClipboardEntry.SetFromMnemonicStr(lines[i]);
+							if (line == null)
+								return;
+							else
+								_tasClipboard.Add(new TasClipboardEntry(i, line));
+						}
+						PasteInsertMenuItem_Click(sender, e); // pseudo recursion
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			else if (_tasClipboard.Any())
 			{
 				var needsToRollback = TasView.FirstSelectedIndex < Emulator.Frame;
 
@@ -467,31 +488,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					RefreshDialog();
 				}
 			}
-			else
-			{
-				// copypaste from PasteMenuItem_Click!
-				IDataObject data = Clipboard.GetDataObject();
-				if (data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.StringFormat))
-				{
-					string input = (string)data.GetData(DataFormats.StringFormat);
-					if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input))
-					{
-						string[] lines = input.Split('\n');
-						if (lines.Length > 0)
-						{
-							for (int i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++)
-							{
-								var line = TasClipboardEntry.SetFromMnemonicStr(lines[i]);
-								if (line == null)
-									return;
-								else
-									_tasClipboard.Add(new TasClipboardEntry(i, line));
-							}
-							PasteInsertMenuItem_Click(sender, e); // pseudo recursion
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
 		private void CutMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)