diff --git a/src/bin/e_zone.c b/src/bin/e_zone.c
index 238ffcdd8..12e669d31 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_zone.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_zone.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ e_zone_desk_count_set(E_Zone *zone, int x_count, int y_count)
 {
    E_Desk   **new_desks;
    E_Desk    *desk, *new_desk;
-   int        x, y, xx, yy, moved;
+   int        x, y, xx, yy, moved, nx, ny;
    E_Border  *bd;
    E_Event_Zone_Desk_Count_Set *ev;
    E_Border_List *bl;
@@ -350,6 +350,28 @@ e_zone_desk_count_set(E_Zone *zone, int x_count, int y_count)
    yy = y_count;
    if (yy < 1) yy = 1;
 
+   moved = 0;
+   if (zone->desk_x_current >= xx) moved = 1;
+   if (zone->desk_y_current >= yy) moved = 1;
+   if (moved)
+     {
+	nx = zone->desk_x_current;
+	ny = zone->desk_y_current;
+	if (zone->desk_x_current >= xx) nx = xx - 1;
+	if (zone->desk_y_current >= yy) ny = yy - 1;
+	printf("show desk %i,%i\n", nx, ny);
+	e_desk_show(e_desk_at_xy_get(zone, nx, ny));
+     }
+   else
+     {
+	desk = e_desk_current_get(zone);
+	if (desk)
+	  {
+	     desk->visible = 0;
+	     e_desk_show(desk);
+	  }
+     }
+   
    new_desks = malloc(xx * yy * sizeof(E_Desk *));
    for (x = 0; x < xx; x++)
      {
@@ -410,19 +432,6 @@ e_zone_desk_count_set(E_Zone *zone, int x_count, int y_count)
    zone->desk_x_count = xx;
    zone->desk_y_count = yy;
 
-   moved = 0;
-   if (zone->desk_x_current >= xx)
-     moved = 1;
-   if (zone->desk_y_current >= yy)
-     moved = 1;
-   if (moved)
-     e_desk_show(e_desk_at_xy_get(zone, xx - 1, yy - 1));
-   else
-     {
-	desk = e_desk_current_get(zone);
-	desk->visible = 0;
-	e_desk_show(desk);
-     }
    e_config->zone_desks_x_count = xx;
    e_config->zone_desks_y_count = yy;
    e_config_save_queue();