diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index 0eaabbb365..9a84262864 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ Track::~Track ()
 int
 Track::init ()
 {
+	if (!is_auditioner()) {
+		_triggerbox = boost::shared_ptr<TriggerBox> (new TriggerBox (_session, data_type ()));
+		_triggerbox->set_owner (this);
+		_triggerbox->add_midi_sidechain ();
+	}
+
 	if (Route::init ()) {
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -105,13 +111,6 @@ Track::init ()
 	 * patchbays and elsewhere (or special-case code in those places)
 	 */
 
-	if (!is_auditioner()) {
-		boost::shared_ptr<TriggerBox> tb (new TriggerBox (_session, data_type ()));
-		tb->set_owner (this);
-		add_processor (tb, _polarity);
-		tb->add_midi_sidechain ();
-	}
-
 	set_align_choice_from_io ();
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<Route> rp (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Route> (shared_from_this()));