diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_ui.cc
index 9d78664f87..42028d8077 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_ui.cc
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ TriggerUI::TriggerUI () :
 
 	Gtk::Table *prob_table = manage(new Gtk::Table());
 	prob_table->set_spacings(2);
-	prob_table->attach(_follow_probability_slider, 0, 2, 0, 1, Gtk::FILL|Gtk::EXPAND, Gtk::SHRINK );
+	prob_table->attach(_follow_probability_slider, 0, 2, 0, 1, Gtk::FILL, Gtk::SHRINK );
 	prob_table->attach(_left_probability_label,    0, 1, 1, 2, Gtk::FILL,             Gtk::SHRINK );
 	prob_table->attach(_right_probability_label,   1, 2, 1, 2, Gtk::FILL,             Gtk::SHRINK );
 
-	attach( *prob_table,   0, 2, row, row+1, Gtk::FILL|Gtk::EXPAND, Gtk::SHRINK ); row++;
+	attach( *prob_table,   0, 2, row, row+1, Gtk::FILL, Gtk::SHRINK ); row++;
 	attach(_follow_left,   0, 1, row, row+1, Gtk::FILL,             Gtk::SHRINK );
 	attach(_follow_right,  1, 2, row, row+1, Gtk::FILL,             Gtk::SHRINK ); row++;
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc
index 16057568b8..8dcee79d3c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc
@@ -604,14 +604,12 @@ TriggerBoxUI::name_button_event (GdkEvent* ev, uint64_t n)
 			}
 			break;
 		case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS:
-			if (_slots[n]->trigger ().region ()) {
-				PublicEditor::instance ().get_selection ().set (_slots[n]);
-				/* a side-effect of selection-change is that the slot's color is reset. retain the "entered-color" here: */
-				_slots[n]->name_text->set_color (UIConfiguration::instance ().color ("neutral:foregroundest"));
-				_slots[n]->name_button->set_fill_color (HSV (fill_color ()).lighter (0.15).color ());
-				_slots[n]->name_button->set_outline_color (UIConfiguration::instance ().color ("alert:red"));
-				_slots[n]->follow_button->set_fill_color (HSV (fill_color ()).lighter (0.15).color ());
-			}
+			PublicEditor::instance ().get_selection ().set (_slots[n]);
+			/* a side-effect of selection-change is that the slot's color is reset. retain the "entered-color" here: */
+			_slots[n]->name_text->set_color (UIConfiguration::instance ().color ("neutral:foregroundest"));
+			_slots[n]->name_button->set_fill_color (HSV (fill_color ()).lighter (0.15).color ());
+			_slots[n]->name_button->set_outline_color (UIConfiguration::instance ().color ("alert:red"));
+			_slots[n]->follow_button->set_fill_color (HSV (fill_color ()).lighter (0.15).color ());
 			break;
 		case GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS:
 			edit_trigger (n);