diff --git a/assets/js/sections/qrg_handler.js b/assets/js/sections/qrg_handler.js
index 8167f688c..e3ca898f4 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/qrg_handler.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/qrg_handler.js
@@ -119,22 +119,27 @@ async function set_new_qrg() {
 
 	// calculate the other stuff
 	let qrg_hz;
+	let new_band;
 	switch (unit) {
 		case 'Hz':
 			qrg_hz = parsed_qrg;
-			localStorage.setItem('qrgunit_' + $('#band').val(), 'Hz');
+			new_band = frequencyToBand(qrg_hz);
+			localStorage.setItem('qrgunit_' + new_band, 'Hz');
 			break;
 		case 'kHz':
 			qrg_hz = parsed_qrg * 1000;
-			localStorage.setItem('qrgunit_' + $('#band').val(), 'kHz');
+			new_band = frequencyToBand(qrg_hz);
+			localStorage.setItem('qrgunit_' + new_band, 'kHz');
 			break;
 		case 'MHz':
 			qrg_hz = parsed_qrg * 1000000;
-			localStorage.setItem('qrgunit_' + $('#band').val(), 'MHz');
+			new_band = frequencyToBand(qrg_hz);
+			localStorage.setItem('qrgunit_' + new_band, 'MHz');
 			break;
 		case 'GHz':
 			qrg_hz = parsed_qrg * 1000000000;
-			localStorage.setItem('qrgunit_' + $('#band').val(), 'GHz');
+			new_band = frequencyToBand(qrg_hz);
+			localStorage.setItem('qrgunit_' + new_band, 'GHz');
 			break;
 		default:
 			qrg_hz = 0;
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ async function set_new_qrg() {
 
 	$('#frequency').val(qrg_hz);
 	$('#freq_calculated').val(parsed_qrg);
-	$('#band').val(frequencyToBand(qrg_hz));
+	$('#band').val(new_band);
 
 	// Clear the manual update flag
 	window.user_updating_frequency = false;