diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 75dbb5b2..cb4353a6 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 ### 2019-02-07
 * Store: tweaked loading mechanism to enable command blocks inside reporter rings
 * Objects: tweaked spec for settings getter
+* Blocks: improved dropping command blocks into reporter rings
 
 ### 2019-02-06
 * Blocks, BYOB: refactored custom block input options and drop-down menus
diff --git a/src/blocks.js b/src/blocks.js
index a59898fc..2fb18a92 100644
--- a/src/blocks.js
+++ b/src/blocks.js
@@ -11661,8 +11661,7 @@ RingReporterSlotMorph.prototype.attachTargets = function () {
 RingReporterSlotMorph.prototype.nestedBlock = function (block) {
     if (block) {
         var nb = this.nestedBlock();
-        this.contents().destroy();
-        this.add(block);
+        this.silentReplaceInput(this.children[0], block);
         if (nb) {
             block.bottomBlock().nextBlock(nb);
         }