diff --git a/tabbedcontainer.go b/tabbedcontainer.go
index 5ab18e1..d1f2cd0 100644
--- a/tabbedcontainer.go
+++ b/tabbedcontainer.go
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ type tab struct {
 func (this *tab) setActive (active bool) {
 	if active {
 		this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Tab"))
-		this.SetTag("active", false)
+		this.SetTag("active", true)
 	} else {
 		this.SetRole(tomo.R("objects", "Tab"))
-		this.SetTag("active", true)
+		this.SetTag("active", false)
 	}
 }