diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/components/sshPortForwardingConfig.component.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sshPortForwardingConfig.component.ts
index 159f1718..889789f1 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/components/sshPortForwardingConfig.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/components/sshPortForwardingConfig.component.ts
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@ export class SSHPortForwardingConfigComponent {
 
     remove (fw: ForwardedPortConfig) {
         this.forwardRemoved.emit(fw)
+        this.newForward = fw
     }
 }