diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index ac7c4e3d..42b6b5d7 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ int set_modify(int mod)
   if(mod == 1 || (mod == 0  && xctx->prev_set_modify) || mod == -2) {
     tclvareval(xctx->top_path, ".menubar.netlist configure -bg $simulate_bg", NULL);
     tclvareval(xctx->top_path, ".menubar.simulate configure -bg $simulate_bg", NULL);
-    tclvareval(xctx->top_path, "set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist $simulate_bg", NULL);
-    tclvareval(xctx->top_path, "set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_simulate $simulate_bg", NULL);
+    tclvareval("set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist $simulate_bg", NULL);
+    tclvareval("set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_simulate $simulate_bg", NULL);
   }
   
   /* clear floater caches */
diff --git a/src/callback.c b/src/callback.c
index 8535c810..1909ef12 100644
--- a/src/callback.c
+++ b/src/callback.c
@@ -2388,11 +2388,11 @@ int rstate; /* (reduced state, without ShiftMask) */
     }
     if(err) {
       tclvareval(xctx->top_path, ".menubar.netlist configure -bg red", NULL);
-      tclvareval(xctx->top_path, "set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist red", NULL);
+      tclvareval("set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist red", NULL);
 
     } else {
       tclvareval(xctx->top_path, ".menubar.netlist configure -bg LightGreen", NULL);
-      tclvareval(xctx->top_path, "set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist LightGreen", NULL);
+      tclvareval("set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist LightGreen", NULL);
     }
     break;
    }
@@ -2419,10 +2419,10 @@ int rstate; /* (reduced state, without ShiftMask) */
     }
     if(err) {
       tclvareval(xctx->top_path, ".menubar.netlist configure -bg red", NULL);
-      tclvareval(xctx->top_path, "set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist red", NULL);
+      tclvareval("set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist red", NULL);
     } else {
       tclvareval(xctx->top_path, ".menubar.netlist configure -bg LightGreen", NULL);
-      tclvareval(xctx->top_path, "set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist LightGreen", NULL);
+      tclvareval("set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist LightGreen", NULL);
     }
 
     break;
diff --git a/src/scheduler.c b/src/scheduler.c
index 199d8a10..fca2e2d3 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.c
+++ b/src/scheduler.c
@@ -2710,10 +2710,10 @@ int xschem(ClientData clientdata, Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char * arg
       }
       if(err) {
         tclvareval(xctx->top_path, ".menubar.netlist configure -bg red", NULL);
-        tclvareval(xctx->top_path, "set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist red", NULL);
+        tclvareval("set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist red", NULL);
       } else {
         tclvareval(xctx->top_path, ".menubar.netlist configure -bg LightGreen", NULL);
-        tclvareval(xctx->top_path, "set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist LightGreen", NULL);
+        tclvareval("set tctx::", xctx->current_win_path, "_netlist LightGreen", NULL);
       }
       tclsetvar("show_infowindow_after_netlist", saveshow);
       my_free(_ALLOC_ID_, &saveshow);