diff --git a/JavaSource/org/unitime/timetable/action/DistributionPrefsAction.java b/JavaSource/org/unitime/timetable/action/DistributionPrefsAction.java
index 26ff11fd27..d1af459f1c 100644
--- a/JavaSource/org/unitime/timetable/action/DistributionPrefsAction.java
+++ b/JavaSource/org/unitime/timetable/action/DistributionPrefsAction.java
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ else if (owningDept.getDistributionPrefPriority().intValue()==clazz.getManagingD
             	dObj.setDistributionPref(dp);
             	dp.addToDistributionObjects(dObj);
             	hibSession.persist(dObj);
+            	dObj.getPrefGroup().addToDistributionObjects(dObj);
         	}
      	    
      	    sessionContext.checkPermission(dp, Right.DistributionPreferenceEdit);