diff --git a/add.go b/add.go
index a7f9b7a..21e9142 100644
--- a/add.go
+++ b/add.go
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ func (c *NewCluster) AddDropletLocal(name string, hypername string) *Droplet {
 		Hostname: name,
 	}
 	d.LocalOnly = "yes on: " + hypername
+
+	// by default, on locally imported domains, set the preferred hypervisor!
+	d.PreferredHypervisor = hypername
+
 	d.Current = new(Current)
 	d.Current.Hypervisor = hypername
 	d.StartState = DropletState_OFF
diff --git a/human.go b/human.go
index f9c5af4..1f7cdcf 100644
--- a/human.go
+++ b/human.go
@@ -110,11 +110,10 @@ func FormatDuration(d time.Duration) string {
 }
 
 func (d *Droplet) SprintHeader() string {
-	header := fmt.Sprintf("%-3.3s %-9.9s %-20.20s", d.Current.State, d.Current.Hypervisor, d.Hostname)
-
 	if d.Current == nil {
 		d.Current = new(Current)
 	}
+	header := fmt.Sprintf("%-3.3s %-9.9s %-20.20s", d.Current.State, d.Current.Hypervisor, d.Hostname)
 
 	switch d.Current.State {
 	case DropletState_ON: