diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs
index 83a4fb5687..816f5fec14 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				try
 				{
 					TasSession = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<TasSession>(json);
+					Branches.Current = TasSession.CurrentBranch;
 				}
 				catch
 				{
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 69e31a5dde..b2963242dd 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			SetUpToolStripColumns();
 
 			CurrentTasMovie.PropertyChanged += TasMovie_OnPropertyChanged;
-			CurrentTasMovie.Branches.Current = CurrentTasMovie.TasSession.CurrentBranch;
 			BookMarkControl.UpdateTextColumnWidth();
 			MarkerControl.UpdateTextColumnWidth();
 			// clear all selections