diff -ur slrn-0.9.7.2.orig/src/group.c slrn-0.9.7.2/src/group.c
--- slrn-0.9.7.2.orig/src/group.c	Mon Aug 20 12:49:22 2001
+++ slrn-0.9.7.2/src/group.c	Mon Aug 27 22:58:52 2001
@@ -2614,7 +2614,8 @@
 	  last_group = place_group_in_newsrc_order (last_group);
      }
    vclose (vp);
-   refresh_groups (&Slrn_Group_Current_Group);
+   if (!Slrn_List_Active_File)
+     refresh_groups (&Slrn_Group_Current_Group);
    return 0;
 }