diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
index 454aad555..0afd0f3c0 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
@@ -1128,7 +1128,6 @@
     }
 
     async function handleNext() {
-
       var $assignedInputs = $inputChannels.find('input[type="checkbox"]:checked');
       var $assignedOutputs = $outputChannels.find('input[type="checkbox"]:checked');
 
@@ -1194,7 +1193,9 @@
         return;
       }
       var $unassignedInputs = $inputChannels.find('input[type="checkbox"]:not(:checked)')
+      iCheckIgnore = true;
       $allInputs.eq(0).iCheck('check').attr('checked', 'checked')
+      iCheckIgnore = false;
 
       var maxTries = 36;
       for(var i = 0; i < maxTries; i++) {
@@ -1212,7 +1213,9 @@
             }
             else {
               // the goal of this loop is to just uncheck one.  once it's done that, it breaks the loop, so that assigned can be fetched again
+              iCheckIgnore = true;
               $node.iCheck('uncheck').removeAttr('checked')
+              iCheckIgnore = false;
               return false;
             }
           })
@@ -1324,7 +1327,6 @@
     }
 
     async function assertFTUEProfile() {
-     
       if(savedProfile) {return;} // once we save the profile, it's name no longer starts with FTUE
       var profileName = await context.jamClient.FTUEGetMusicProfileName();
       if(profileName && profileName.indexOf('FTUE') != 0) {