diff --git a/src/selection.cc b/src/selection.cc
index b2432d6e..80828b93 100644
--- a/src/selection.cc
+++ b/src/selection.cc
@@ -22,23 +22,18 @@ SelectionList::SelectionList(Buffer& buffer, Selection s, size_t timestamp)
 }
 
 SelectionList::SelectionList(Buffer& buffer, Selection s)
-    : SelectionList(buffer, std::move(s), buffer.timestamp())
-{
-    check_invariant();
-}
+    : SelectionList(buffer, std::move(s), buffer.timestamp()) {}
 
 SelectionList::SelectionList(Buffer& buffer, Vector<Selection> s, size_t timestamp)
     : m_buffer(&buffer), m_selections(std::move(s)), m_timestamp(timestamp)
 {
     kak_assert(size() > 0);
+    m_main = size() - 1;
     check_invariant();
 }
 
 SelectionList::SelectionList(Buffer& buffer, Vector<Selection> s)
-    : SelectionList(buffer, std::move(s), buffer.timestamp())
-{
-    check_invariant();
-}
+    : SelectionList(buffer, std::move(s), buffer.timestamp()) {}
 
 namespace
 {