diff --git a/qtgui/songeditor.py b/qtgui/songeditor.py
index c3093bc..a803079 100644
--- a/qtgui/songeditor.py
+++ b/qtgui/songeditor.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class SongEditor(QtWidgets.QGraphicsScene):
         self.tracks = {} #TrackID:TrackStructures
         self.barlines = [] #in order
         self.cachedCombinedTrackHeight = 0 #set by callback_tracksChanged
-        self.trackOrder = [] #set by callback_numberOfTracksChanged
+        self.trackOrder = [] #contains engine-ids, set by callback_numberOfTracksChanged
 
         role = QtGui.QPalette.BrightText
         self.brightPen = QtGui.QPen(self.parentView.parentMainWindow.fPalBlue.color(role))
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@ class TrackLabelEditor(QtWidgets.QGraphicsScene):
         self.parentView = parentView
         self.tracks = {} #TrackID:TrackStructures
 
+        self._cachedExportDictsInOrder = []
+
         api.callbacks.numberOfTracksChanged.append(self.callback_numberOfTracksChanged)
         api.callbacks.trackMetaDataChanged.append(self.callback_trackMetaDataChanged)
         api.callbacks.exportCacheChanged.append(self.cacheExportDict)
@@ -532,9 +534,11 @@ class TrackLabelEditor(QtWidgets.QGraphicsScene):
         """This is not for the initial track creation, only for later changes"""
         self.tracks[exportDict["id"]].update(exportDict)
 
-    def callback_numberOfTracksChanged(self, exportDictList):
+    def callback_numberOfTracksChanged(self, exportDictList):        
         toDelete = set(self.tracks.keys())
 
+        self._cachedExportDictsInOrder = exportDictList
+
         width = self.parentView.geometry().width()
 
         for index, exportDict in enumerate(exportDictList):
@@ -596,14 +600,14 @@ class TrackLabelEditor(QtWidgets.QGraphicsScene):
                 menu.addAction(a)
                 a.triggered.connect(function)
 
-        #Add a submenu for merge/copy
+        #Add a submenu for merge/cop
+        
         mergeMenu = menu.addMenu(QtCore.QCoreApplication.translate("TrackLabelContext", "Merge/Copy Measure-Structure from"))
         
         def createCopyMergeLambda(srcId):
             return lambda: api.trackMergeCopyFrom(srcId, exportDict["id"])
-
-        for track in self.tracks.values():
-            sourceDict = track.exportDict
+        
+        for sourceDict in self._cachedExportDictsInOrder:                    
             a = QtWidgets.QAction(sourceDict["sequencerInterface"]["name"], mergeMenu)
             mergeMenu.addAction(a)
             mergeCommand = createCopyMergeLambda(sourceDict["id"])
@@ -617,8 +621,7 @@ class TrackLabelEditor(QtWidgets.QGraphicsScene):
         def replacePatternWithLambda(srcId):
             return lambda: api.trackPatternReplaceFrom(srcId, exportDict["id"])
 
-        for track in self.tracks.values():
-            sourceDict = track.exportDict
+        for sourceDict in self._cachedExportDictsInOrder:                                
             a = QtWidgets.QAction(sourceDict["sequencerInterface"]["name"], copyMenu)
             copyMenu.addAction(a)
             mergeCommand = replacePatternWithLambda(sourceDict["id"])