diff --git a/src/ep_devctxt.c b/src/ep_devctxt.c
index 74e99e0..b906ab5 100755
--- a/src/ep_devctxt.c
+++ b/src/ep_devctxt.c
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ static PyObject *devctxt_select_bitmap(DevCtxtObject *self, BitmapObject *newbmp
 	  return NULL;
 	}
 	else
+	{
 	  Py_INCREF(old_bitmap);
+	  self->selected_bitmap = old_bitmap;
+	}
   }
   Log(LDEBUG, "replacement sequence");
   Py_DECREF(self->selected_bitmap);