diff --git a/cocoa/base/ResultWindow.m b/cocoa/base/ResultWindow.m
index 46e3c6c0..afaa6fb9 100644
--- a/cocoa/base/ResultWindow.m
+++ b/cocoa/base/ResultWindow.m
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ http://www.hardcoded.net/licenses/hs_license
     // but after a lot of fussing around, believe it or not, it actually is.
     NSInteger matchesTag = _powerMode ? 2 : 0;
     NSInteger startLen = [[py getOutlineView:matchesTag childCountsForPath:[NSArray array]] count];
-    [self performPySelection:[self getSelectedPaths:YES]];
     [py makeSelectedReference];
     [self performPySelection:[self getSelectedPaths:NO]];
     // In some cases (when in a filtered view in Power Marker mode, it's possible that the demoted
diff --git a/core/app.py b/core/app.py
index 5b1c3605..8b294773 100644
--- a/core/app.py
+++ b/core/app.py
@@ -215,9 +215,10 @@ class DupeGuru(RegistrableApplication, Broadcaster):
         p = op.join(self.appdata, 'ignore_list.xml')
         self.scanner.ignore_list.load_from_xml(p)
     
-    def make_reference(self, duplicates):
+    def make_selected_reference(self):
+        dupes = self.without_ref(self.selected_dupes)
         changed_groups = set()
-        for dupe in duplicates:
+        for dupe in dupes:
             g = self.results.get_group_of_duplicate(dupe)
             if g not in changed_groups:
                 self.results.make_ref(dupe)
diff --git a/core/app_cocoa.py b/core/app_cocoa.py
index 092ea007..cc56d56e 100644
--- a/core/app_cocoa.py
+++ b/core/app_cocoa.py
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ class DupeGuru(app.DupeGuru):
     #---Public
     copy_or_move_marked = demo_method(app.DupeGuru.copy_or_move_marked)
     delete_marked = demo_method(app.DupeGuru.delete_marked)
-
-    def MakeSelectedReference(self):
-        self.make_reference(self.selected_dupes)
     
     def OpenSelected(self):
         # local import because first appkit import takes a lot of memory. we want to avoid it.
diff --git a/core/app_cocoa_inter.py b/core/app_cocoa_inter.py
index 8d11f7cf..985b1883 100644
--- a/core/app_cocoa_inter.py
+++ b/core/app_cocoa_inter.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class PyDupeGuruBase(PyApp):
         self.app.apply_filter(filter)
     
     def makeSelectedReference(self):
-        self.app.MakeSelectedReference()
+        self.app.make_selected_reference()
     
     def copyOrMove_markedTo_recreatePath_(self, copy, destination, recreate_path):
         self.app.copy_or_move_marked(copy, destination, recreate_path)
diff --git a/core/tests/app_cocoa_test.py b/core/tests/app_cocoa_test.py
index f707a422..cc7b23bf 100644
--- a/core/tests/app_cocoa_test.py
+++ b/core/tests/app_cocoa_test.py
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ class TCDupeGuru(TestCase):
         objects = self.objects
         groups = self.groups
         app.SelectPowerMarkerNodePaths(r2np([0,2]))
-        app.MakeSelectedReference()
-        self.assert_(groups[0].ref is objects[1])
-        self.assert_(groups[1].ref is objects[4])
+        app.make_selected_reference()
+        assert groups[0].ref is objects[1]
+        assert groups[1].ref is objects[4]
     
     def test_makeSelectedReference_by_selecting_two_dupes_in_the_same_group(self):
         app = self.app
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ class TCDupeGuru(TestCase):
         groups = self.groups
         app.SelectPowerMarkerNodePaths(r2np([0,1,2]))
         #Only 0 and 2 must go ref, not 1 because it is a part of the same group
-        app.MakeSelectedReference()
-        self.assert_(groups[0].ref is objects[1])
-        self.assert_(groups[1].ref is objects[4])
+        app.make_selected_reference()
+        assert groups[0].ref is objects[1]
+        assert groups[1].ref is objects[4]
     
     def test_removeSelected(self):
         app = self.app
diff --git a/qt/base/app.py b/qt/base/app.py
index 4efb1bca..46068da9 100644
--- a/qt/base/app.py
+++ b/qt/base/app.py
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ class DupeGuru(DupeGuruBase, QObject):
     
     delete_marked = demo_method(DupeGuruBase.delete_marked)
     
-    def make_reference(self, duplicates):
-        DupeGuruBase.make_reference(self, duplicates)
+    def make_selected_reference(self):
+        DupeGuruBase.make_selected_reference(self)
         self.emit(SIGNAL('resultsChanged()'))
     
     def remove_duplicates(self, duplicates):
diff --git a/qt/base/main_window.py b/qt/base/main_window.py
index ec910cba..dc15532f 100644
--- a/qt/base/main_window.py
+++ b/qt/base/main_window.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         QDesktopServices.openUrl(url)
     
     def makeReferenceTriggered(self):
-        self.app.make_reference(self.resultsView.selectedDupes())
+        self.app.make_selected_reference()
     
     def markAllTriggered(self):
         self.app.mark_all()