diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/controls.tid b/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/controls.tid
index 1676e2d8e..5a92b432e 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/controls.tid
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/xlsx-utils/controls.tid
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Title:
 <li>
 <$button class="tc-btn-invisible">
 <$action-createtiddler $basetitle="$:/_ExcelImporter/ImportSpecifiers/Field" $savetitle="$:/temp/newtiddler" import-spec-role="field" import-field-name="fieldname" import-field-type="string" import-field-source="column" import-field-column="Column Name" />
-<$action-listops $tiddler=<<row>> $subfilter="[{$:/temp/newtiddler}]"/>
+<$action-listops $tiddler=<<row>> $subfilter="[{$:/temp/newtiddler}] +[putfirst[]]"/>
 {{$:/core/images/new-button}} Add new field
 </$button>
 </li>
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Import sheet name:
 <li>
 <$button class="tc-btn-invisible">
 <$action-createtiddler $basetitle="$:/_ExcelImporter/ImportSpecifiers/Row" $savetitle="$:/temp/newtiddler" import-spec-role="row"/>
-<$action-listops $tiddler=<<sheet>> $subfilter="[{$:/temp/newtiddler}]"/>
+<$action-listops $tiddler=<<sheet>> $subfilter="[{$:/temp/newtiddler}] +[putfirst[]]"/>
 <$action-setfield $tiddler={{{ [{$:/temp/newtiddler}addprefix[$:/state/edit/]] }}} $value="yes"/>
 <$action-setfield $tiddler={{{ [{$:/temp/newtiddler}addprefix[$:/state/expand/]] }}} $value="yes"/>
 {{$:/core/images/new-button}} Add new row
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Caption:
 <li>
 <$button class="tc-btn-invisible">
 <$action-createtiddler $basetitle="$:/_ExcelImporter/ImportSpecifiers/Sheet" $savetitle="$:/temp/newtiddler" import-spec-role="sheet" import-sheet-name="Sheet name"/>
-<$action-listops $tiddler=<<workbook>> $subfilter="[{$:/temp/newtiddler}]"/>
+<$action-listops $tiddler=<<workbook>> $subfilter="[{$:/temp/newtiddler}] +[putfirst[]]"/>
 <$action-setfield $tiddler={{{ [{$:/temp/newtiddler}addprefix[$:/state/edit/]] }}} $value="yes"/>
 <$action-setfield $tiddler={{{ [{$:/temp/newtiddler}addprefix[$:/state/expand/]] }}} $value="yes"/>
 {{$:/core/images/new-button}} Add new sheet