diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
index 451a5bed939..350ceeeb0b1 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionevent) {
           Action subAction = new AbstractAction(_(boardCustomMenu.get(customMenuOption))) {
             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
               Preferences.set("custom_" + menuId, ((TargetBoard)getValue("board")).getId() + "_" + getValue("custom_menu_option"));
+              onBoardOrPortChange();
             }
           };
           subAction.putValue("board", board);