diff --git a/RTCP/Cobalt/CoInterface/src/Parset.cc b/RTCP/Cobalt/CoInterface/src/Parset.cc
index b3853709eaf5b6a00df541bdb096abb0cd2f16d6..3f22315e9c4c869d3ed9248897b996e76c5f6951 100644
--- a/RTCP/Cobalt/CoInterface/src/Parset.cc
+++ b/RTCP/Cobalt/CoInterface/src/Parset.cc
@@ -639,9 +639,9 @@ namespace LOFAR
             } else {
               LOG_WARN_STR("Removing station " << beamFormerStations[i] << " from the beam-former, as it is not participating in the observation: " << settings.rawStationList);
             }
-
-            beamFormerStations = filteredList;
           }
+
+          beamFormerStations = filteredList;
         }
 
         ASSERTSTR(!beamFormerStations.empty(), "No stations left to beam form! Aborting.");