diff --git a/packages/selenium-ide/package.json b/packages/selenium-ide/package.json
index c666b0efa..5900a672a 100644
--- a/packages/selenium-ide/package.json
+++ b/packages/selenium-ide/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@seleniumhq/selenium-ide",
-  "version": "4.0.0-alpha.50",
+  "version": "4.0.0-alpha.51",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Selenium IDE electron app",
   "author": "Todd <tarsitodd@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/PlaybackWindow/preload/locator-builders.ts b/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/PlaybackWindow/preload/locator-builders.ts
index 6a59fb382..67eea769c 100644
--- a/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/PlaybackWindow/preload/locator-builders.ts
+++ b/packages/selenium-ide/src/browser/windows/PlaybackWindow/preload/locator-builders.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ type LocatorFunction = (e: HTMLElement, ctx?: any) => string | null
 export default class LocatorBuilders {
   constructor(window: Window) {
     this.window = window
-    this.setLocatorsOrderFromState()
   }
 
   listenForChanges() {
+    this.setLocatorsOrderFromState()
     this.window.sideAPI.recorder.onLocatorOrderChanged.addListener(
       LocatorBuilders.setPreferredOrder
     )