diff --git a/src/lang/std/sketchcombos.ts b/src/lang/std/sketchcombos.ts
index d2ae1e413..67de4939f 100644
--- a/src/lang/std/sketchcombos.ts
+++ b/src/lang/std/sketchcombos.ts
@@ -1559,7 +1559,9 @@ export function transformSecondarySketchLinesTagFirst({
     }
   | Error {
   // let node = structuredClone(ast)
-  const primarySelection = selectionRanges.codeBasedSelections[0].range
+  const primarySelection = selectionRanges.codeBasedSelections.sort(
+    (a, b) => a.range[0] - b.range[0]
+  )[0].range
 
   const _tag = giveSketchFnCallTag(ast, primarySelection, forceSegName)
   if (err(_tag)) return _tag