diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index 2aca8d5..484ba94 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ func (me *TreeInfo) doAction(a widget.Action) {
 	if a.ActionType == widget.ToolkitInit {
 		log.Log(TREEWARN, "tree.doAction() trapped ToolkitInit finally!")
 		a.WidgetType = widget.Root
-		AddNode(&a)
+		n := AddNode(&a)
+		me.Add(n)
 		log.Log(TREEWARN, "tree.doAction() init() me.treeRoot")
 		if me.ToolkitInit != nil {
 			log.Log(TREEWARN, "tree.doAction() doing ToolkitInit()")