diff --git a/static/js/rehearser.js b/static/js/rehearser.js
index 5402c31..90e0f16 100644
--- a/static/js/rehearser.js
+++ b/static/js/rehearser.js
@@ -1283,7 +1283,8 @@ $('reh-matchonline-btn')?.addEventListener('click', async () => {
       if (!nameHit && cands.length > 1) {
         const taken = new Set(Object.values(rehState.cast).map(c => (c.online?.candidates?.[c.online.picked]?.sample_audio)).filter(Boolean));
         const rotated = [...cands.slice(i % cands.length), ...cands.slice(0, i % cands.length)];
-        cands = rotated.sort((a, b) => (taken.has(a.sample_audio) ? 1 : 0) - (taken.has(b.sample_audio) ? 1 : 0));
+        rotated.sort((a, b) => (taken.has(a.sample_audio) ? 1 : 0) - (taken.has(b.sample_audio) ? 1 : 0));
+        cands = rotated;
       }
       if (cands.length) {
         try {