diff --git a/fsl/fslview/controls/overlaylistpanel.py b/fsl/fslview/controls/overlaylistpanel.py
index 4059234d86cf759165500dcd5ab4d7e863687513..57ef7a0d35711ebc9d5f7a298bb55df4d49cc4af 100644
--- a/fsl/fslview/controls/overlaylistpanel.py
+++ b/fsl/fslview/controls/overlaylistpanel.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class OverlayListPanel(fslpanel.FSLViewPanel):
         if name is None:
             name = ''
             
-        self._listBox.SetString(idx, name) 
+        self._listBox.SetItemLabel(idx, name) 
 
         
     def _overlayListChanged(self, *a):