diff --git a/admin/winners.php b/admin/winners.php
index 913a667..6836b5e 100644
--- a/admin/winners.php
+++ b/admin/winners.php
@@ -601,8 +601,13 @@ function print_award(&$r, $fairs_id, $editor=false, $editor_data=array())
 			</form>
 
 			<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
-			set_nom(<?=$pr->id?>);
-			</script>
+<?				/* Start with the nominated list, unless there are none, do
+				 * the eligible list by default in that case */
+				if($n_nom > 0) 
+					echo "set_nom({$pr->id});";
+				else
+					echo "set_eli({$pr->id});";
+?>			</script>
 <?
 		}
 	}