diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/collectionTreeView.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/collectionTreeView.js
index 4a46f0d99e..2c33bfecfc 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/collectionTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/collectionTreeView.js
@@ -248,11 +248,8 @@ Scholar.CollectionTreeView.prototype._refreshHashMap = function()
 
 Scholar.CollectionTreeView.prototype.canDrop = function(row, orient)
 {
-	if(orient == 0 && this._getItemAtRow(row).isCollection())
-	{
-		Scholar.debug("drag on row: " + row + "      orient: " + orient);
+	if((row == 0 && orient == 1) || orient == 0)
 		return true;
-	}
 	else
 		return false;
 }
@@ -269,7 +266,7 @@ Scholar.CollectionTreeView.prototype.drop = function(row, orient)
 		var oldCount = this.rowCount;
 		
 		var targetCollectionID;
-		if(this.canDrop(row,orient))
+		if(this._getItemAtRow(row).isCollection())
 			targetCollectionID = this._getItemAtRow(row).ref.getID();
 			
 		var droppedCollection = Scholar.Collections.get(ids[0]);
@@ -300,7 +297,6 @@ Scholar.CollectionTreeView.prototype.getSupportedFlavours = function ()
 	return flavors; 
 }
 
-Scholar.CollectionTreeView.prototype.onDragOver = function (evt,dropdata,session) { }
 Scholar.CollectionTreeView.prototype.onDrop = function (evt,dropdata,session) { }
 
 //
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemTreeView.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemTreeView.js
index 61d639b601..983a8ea23f 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/itemTreeView.js
@@ -253,9 +253,6 @@ Scholar.ItemTreeView.prototype.notify = function(action, type, ids)
 	
 	if(madeChanges)
 	{
-		if(action == 'add')
-			this.selection.select(this._itemRowMap[item.getID()]);
-
 		if(this.isSorted())
 		{
 			this.sort();				//this also refreshes the hash map
@@ -266,7 +263,10 @@ Scholar.ItemTreeView.prototype.notify = function(action, type, ids)
 			this._refreshHashMap();
 		}
 		
-		this.rememberSelection();
+		if(action == 'add')
+			this.selection.select(this._itemRowMap[item.getID()]);
+		else
+			this.rememberSelection();
 	}
 	this.selection.selectEventsSuppressed = false;
 }
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
index c5abf2cb38..8f0f57d953 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 				</toolbar>
 				<tree id="collections-tree" hidecolumnpicker="true"
 					onselect="ScholarPane.onCollectionSelected();" seltype="single"
-					ondragover="nsDragAndDrop.dragOver(event,ScholarPane.getCollectionsView())" ondragdrop="nsDragAndDrop.drop(event,ScholarPane.getCollectionsView())"
+					ondragdrop="nsDragAndDrop.drop(event,ScholarPane.getCollectionsView())"
 					ondraggesture="if (event.target.localName == 'treechildren') nsDragAndDrop.startDrag(event,ScholarPane.getCollectionsView());"
 					onkeypress="if(event.keyCode == event.DOM_VK_BACK_SPACE || event.keyCode == event.DOM_VK_DELETE){ ScholarPane.deleteCollectionSelection(); return false; }"
 					flex="1">
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 					enableColumnDrag="true" onkeypress="if(event.keyCode == event.DOM_VK_BACK_SPACE || event.keyCode == event.DOM_VK_DELETE){ ScholarPane.deleteItemSelection(); return false; }"
 					onselect="ScholarPane.itemSelected();"
 					ondraggesture="if (event.target.localName == 'treechildren') nsDragAndDrop.startDrag(event,ScholarPane.getItemsView());"
-					ondragover="nsDragAndDrop.dragOver(event,ScholarPane.getItemsView())" ondragdrop="nsDragAndDrop.drop(event,ScholarPane.getItemsView())"
+					ondragdrop="nsDragAndDrop.drop(event,ScholarPane.getItemsView())"
 					flex="1">
 					<treecols>
 						<treecol