diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum.js b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum.js
index 20f6ad06..ddaddcb2 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum.js
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum.js
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ var nodeSelector = {
          nodeSelector.node2 = $node;
          nodeSelector.selectNodeRange( nodeSelector.node1, 
                                        nodeSelector.node2 );
+       } else {
+         // we have two selected already
+         $nodeCheckbox[0].checked = false;
        }
      }
   }