diff --git a/display.cpp b/display.cpp
index 2fc5863..6f70997 100644
--- a/display.cpp
+++ b/display.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ void display_manager::parse_options()
 
 void display_manager::set_preset(const char *preset)
 {
-	strncpy(m_ds.monitor, preset, sizeof(m_ds.monitor)-1);
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < strlen(m_ds.monitor); i++) m_ds.monitor[i] = tolower(m_ds.monitor[i]);
 
 	memset(&range[0], 0, sizeof(struct monitor_range) * MAX_RANGES);
diff --git a/display.h b/display.h
index c453f56..e3acf7f 100644
--- a/display.h
+++ b/display.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class display_manager
 	void set_current_mode(modeline *mode) { m_current_mode = mode; }
 
 	// setters (display_manager)
-	void set_monitor(const char *preset) { set_preset(preset); }
+	void set_monitor(const char *preset) { strncpy(m_ds.monitor, preset, sizeof(m_ds.monitor)-1); set_preset(preset); }
 	void set_modeline(const char *modeline) { strncpy(m_ds.user_modeline, modeline, sizeof(m_ds.user_modeline)-1); }
 	void set_crt_range(int i, const char *range) { strncpy(m_ds.crt_range[i], range, sizeof(m_ds.crt_range[i])-1); }
 	void set_lcd_range(const char *range) { strncpy(m_ds.lcd_range, range, sizeof(m_ds.lcd_range)-1); }