diff --git a/public/javascripts/big.js b/public/javascripts/big.js
index d85f75e10e..ad8acf3b16 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/big.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/big.js
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ lichess.storage = {
         name: "analyse"
       },
       params: {
-        ran: "--ranph--",
+        ran: "--ranph--"
       },
       receive: function(t, d) {
         analyse.socketReceive(t, d);
diff --git a/ui/analyse/src/analyse.js b/ui/analyse/src/analyse.js
index f4ff06672e..7c2d446ccd 100644
--- a/ui/analyse/src/analyse.js
+++ b/ui/analyse/src/analyse.js
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ module.exports = function(steps, analysis) {
     });
     if (curStep) {
       curStep.variations = curStep.variations || [];
-      if (curStep.san === step.san) return false;;
+      if (curStep.san === step.san) return nextPath;
       for (var i = 0; i < curStep.variations.length; i++) {
-        if (curStep.variations[i][0].san === step.san) return false;
+        if (curStep.variations[i][0].san === step.san)
+           return treePath.withVariation(nextPath, i + 1);
       }
       curStep.variations.push([step]);
       return treePath.withVariation(nextPath, curStep.variations.length);
diff --git a/ui/analyse/src/ctrl.js b/ui/analyse/src/ctrl.js
index 480df8b096..a41e42afa1 100644
--- a/ui/analyse/src/ctrl.js
+++ b/ui/analyse/src/ctrl.js
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ module.exports = function(opts) {
 
   this.addStep = function(step, path) {
     var newPath = this.analyse.addStep(step, treePath.read(path));
-    if (!newPath) return;
     this.jump(newPath);
     m.redraw();
     this.chessground.playPremove();