diff --git a/lib/Biodiverse/GUI/Dendrogram.pm b/lib/Biodiverse/GUI/Dendrogram.pm
index 2470df796..05f2fe0e7 100644
--- a/lib/Biodiverse/GUI/Dendrogram.pm
+++ b/lib/Biodiverse/GUI/Dendrogram.pm
@@ -1248,13 +1248,16 @@ sub recolour_cluster_lines {
     my $analysis_max = $self->{analysis_max};
     my $colour_mode  = $self->get_cluster_colour_mode();
 
-    my $legend = $map->get_legend;
-    $legend->set_colour_mode_from_list_and_index (
-        list  => $list_name,
-        index => $list_index,
-    );
-    my @minmax_args = ($analysis_min, $analysis_max);
-    my $colour_method = $legend->get_colour_method;
+    my ($legend, @minmax_args, $colour_method);
+    if ($colour_mode ne 'palette' and not $self->in_multiselect_mode) {
+        $legend = $map->get_legend;
+        $legend->set_colour_mode_from_list_and_index(
+            list  => $list_name,
+            index => $list_index,
+        );
+        @minmax_args = ($analysis_min, $analysis_max);
+        $colour_method = $legend->get_colour_method;
+    }
 
     foreach my $node_ref (@$cluster_nodes) {
 
diff --git a/lib/Biodiverse/GUI/Tabs/Labels.pm b/lib/Biodiverse/GUI/Tabs/Labels.pm
index 4dd02f25f..7bb0ce47b 100644
--- a/lib/Biodiverse/GUI/Tabs/Labels.pm
+++ b/lib/Biodiverse/GUI/Tabs/Labels.pm
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ sub on_selected_labels_changed {
     else {
         $grid->set_legend_log_mode_off;
     }
+    my $legend = $grid->get_legend;
 
     my $colour_func = sub {
         my $elt = shift;
@@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@ sub on_selected_labels_changed {
         #if ($use_log) {
         #    $val = log ($val + 1);
         #}
-        return $grid->get_colour($val, 0, $display_max_value);
+        return $legend->get_colour($val, 0, $display_max_value);
     };
 
     $grid->colour($colour_func);