diff --git a/basis/models/illusion/illusion.factor b/basis/models/illusion/illusion.factor
index 1b3a297c5b..00169792a9 100644
--- a/basis/models/illusion/illusion.factor
+++ b/basis/models/illusion/illusion.factor
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ TUPLE: illusion < arrow ;
 
 : <illusion> ( model quot -- illusion )
     illusion new V{ } clone >>connections V{ } clone >>dependencies 0 >>ref
-    swap >>quot over >>model [ add-dependency ] keep dup activate-model ;
+    swap >>quot over >>model [ add-dependency ] keep ;
+
+: <activated-illusion> ( model quot -- illusion ) <illusion> dup activate-model ;
 
 : backtalk ( value object -- )
    [ quot>> [undo] call( a -- b ) ] [ model>> ] bi set-model ;
diff --git a/basis/ui/gadgets/tables/tables.factor b/basis/ui/gadgets/tables/tables.factor
index e3ffa9237d..c0b792785d 100644
--- a/basis/ui/gadgets/tables/tables.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/gadgets/tables/tables.factor
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ SLOT: selected-value
 SLOT: selected-index
 SLOT: selected-index*
 M: table selected-value>> selected-values>> [ in>out ] <illusion> ;
-M: table (>>selected-value) [ [ out>in ] <illusion> ] dip (>>selected-values) ;
+M: table (>>selected-value) [ [ out>in ] <activated-illusion> ] dip (>>selected-values) ;
 M: table selected-index>> selected-indices>> in>out ;
 M: table (>>selected-index) [ out>in ] dip (>>selected-indices) ;
 M: table selected-index*>> selected-indices*>> [ in>out ] <illusion> ;
-M: table (>>selected-index*) [ [ out>in ] <illusion> ] dip (>>selected-indices*) ;
+M: table (>>selected-index*) [ [ out>in ] <activated-illusion> ] dip (>>selected-indices*) ;
 
 IN: ui.gadgets.tables
 : push-selected-index ( table n -- table ) 2dup swap selected-indices>> index