diff --git a/gramps/gui/merge/mergecitation.py b/gramps/gui/merge/mergecitation.py
index 38ede9a24..4f8a69600 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/merge/mergecitation.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/merge/mergecitation.py
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ class MergeCitation(ManagedWindow):
             titanic = self.citation1
             # Add second handle to history so that when merge is complete, 
             # phoenix is the selected row.
-            self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.get_history().push(
-                    phoenix.get_handle())
+            self.uistate.set_active(phoenix.get_handle(), 'Citation')
 
         if self.get_widget("page_btn1").get_active() ^ use_handle1:
             phoenix.set_page(titanic.get_page())
diff --git a/gramps/gui/merge/mergeevent.py b/gramps/gui/merge/mergeevent.py
index 4a0ed2936..1405e06d7 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/merge/mergeevent.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/merge/mergeevent.py
@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ class MergeEvent(ManagedWindow):
             titanic = self.ev1
             # Add second handle to history so that when merge is complete, 
             # phoenix is the selected row.
-            self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.get_history().push(
-                    phoenix.get_handle())
+            self.uistate.set_active(phoenix.get_handle(), 'Event')
 
         if self.get_widget("type_btn1").get_active() ^ use_handle1:
             phoenix.set_type(titanic.get_type())
diff --git a/gramps/gui/merge/mergefamily.py b/gramps/gui/merge/mergefamily.py
index a896ab78a..25f6806ec 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/merge/mergefamily.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/merge/mergefamily.py
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ class MergeFamily(ManagedWindow):
             titanic = self.fy1
             # Add second handle to history so that when merge is complete, 
             # phoenix is the selected row.
-            self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.get_history().push(
-                    phoenix.get_handle())
+            self.uistate.set_active(phoenix.get_handle(), 'Family')
 
         phoenix_fh = phoenix.get_father_handle()
         phoenix_mh = phoenix.get_mother_handle()
diff --git a/gramps/gui/merge/mergemedia.py b/gramps/gui/merge/mergemedia.py
index c3e7d8434..3c0a014ba 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/merge/mergemedia.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/merge/mergemedia.py
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ class MergeMedia(ManagedWindow):
             titanic = self.mo1
             # Add second handle to history so that when merge is complete, 
             # phoenix is the selected row.
-            self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.get_history().push(
-                    phoenix.get_handle())
+            self.uistate.set_active(phoenix.get_handle(), 'Media')
 
         if self.get_widget("path_btn1").get_active() ^ use_handle1:
             phoenix.set_path(titanic.get_path())
diff --git a/gramps/gui/merge/mergenote.py b/gramps/gui/merge/mergenote.py
index 6262b93ba..9cace7e77 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/merge/mergenote.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/merge/mergenote.py
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ class MergeNote(ManagedWindow):
             titanic = self.no1
             # Add second handle to history so that when merge is complete, 
             # phoenix is the selected row.
-            self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.get_history().push(
-                    phoenix.get_handle())
+            self.uistate.set_active(phoenix.get_handle(), 'Note')
 
         if self.get_widget("text_btn1").get_active() ^ use_handle1:
             phoenix.set_styledtext(titanic.get_styledtext())
diff --git a/gramps/gui/merge/mergeperson.py b/gramps/gui/merge/mergeperson.py
index 52cc2d128..b3f32a045 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/merge/mergeperson.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/merge/mergeperson.py
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ class MergePerson(ManagedWindow):
             titanic = self.pr1
             # Add second handle to history so that when merge is complete, 
             # phoenix is the selected row.
-            self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.get_history().push(
-                    phoenix.get_handle())
+            self.uistate.set_active(phoenix.get_handle(), 'Person')
 
         if self.get_widget("name_btn1").get_active() ^ use_handle1:
             swapname = phoenix.get_primary_name()
diff --git a/gramps/gui/merge/mergeplace.py b/gramps/gui/merge/mergeplace.py
index dc212bc26..44550d8de 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/merge/mergeplace.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/merge/mergeplace.py
@@ -191,9 +191,7 @@ class MergePlace(ManagedWindow):
             titanic = self.pl1
             # Add second handle to history so that when merge is complete, 
             # phoenix is the selected row.
-            self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.get_history().push(
-                    phoenix.get_handle())
-
+            self.uistate.set_active(phoenix.get_handle(), 'Place')
 
         if self.get_widget("title_btn1").get_active() ^ use_handle1:
             phoenix.set_title(titanic.get_title())
diff --git a/gramps/gui/merge/mergerepository.py b/gramps/gui/merge/mergerepository.py
index 9184d5941..9b2d96caa 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/merge/mergerepository.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/merge/mergerepository.py
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ class MergeRepository(ManagedWindow):
             titanic = self.rp1
             # Add second handle to history so that when merge is complete, 
             # phoenix is the selected row.
-            self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.get_history().push(
-                    phoenix.get_handle())
+            self.uistate.set_active(phoenix.get_handle(), 'Repository')
 
         if self.get_widget("name_btn1").get_active() ^ use_handle1:
             phoenix.set_name(titanic.get_name())
diff --git a/gramps/gui/merge/mergesource.py b/gramps/gui/merge/mergesource.py
index 5362b9155..feaa0ceb2 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/merge/mergesource.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/merge/mergesource.py
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ class MergeSource(ManagedWindow):
             titanic = self.src1
             # Add second handle to history so that when merge is complete, 
             # phoenix is the selected row.
-            self.uistate.viewmanager.active_page.get_history().push(
-                    phoenix.get_handle())
+            self.uistate.set_active(phoenix.get_handle(), 'Source')
 
         if self.get_widget("title_btn1").get_active() ^ use_handle1:
             phoenix.set_title(titanic.get_title())