diff --git a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
index 8a1f15d5e..fecef621c 100644
--- a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,18 @@ void AutomatableModel::loadSettings( const QDomElement& element, const QString&
 		}
 	}
 
+	QDomNode connectionNode = element.namedItem( "connection" );
+	if( connectionNode.isElement() )
+	{
+		QDomNode thisConnection = node.toElement().namedItem( name );
+		if( thisConnection.isElement() )
+		{
+			setControllerConnection( new ControllerConnection( (Controller*)NULL ) );
+			m_controllerConnection->loadSettings( thisConnection.toElement() );
+			//m_controllerConnection->setTargetName( displayName() );
+		}
+	}
+
 	node = element.namedItem( name );
 	if( node.isElement() )
 	{
@@ -152,18 +164,6 @@ void AutomatableModel::loadSettings( const QDomElement& element, const QString&
 		return;
 	}
 
-	node = element.namedItem( "connection" );
-	if( node.isElement() )
-	{
-		node = node.namedItem( name );
-		if( node.isElement() )
-		{
-			setControllerConnection( new ControllerConnection( (Controller*)NULL ) );
-			m_controllerConnection->loadSettings( node.toElement() );
-			//m_controllerConnection->setTargetName( displayName() );
-		}
-	}
-
 	if( element.hasAttribute( name ) )
 	{
 		setInitValue( element.attribute( name ).toFloat() );