diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index 6a147a98c..d1c4972e8 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@
     <string name="rename_group_label">Change the name of this group to:</string>
     <string name="game_name_group_title">Name group</string>
 
-    <string name="cannot_delete_default_group">The group for new games
+    <string name="cannot_delete_default_groupf">The group for new games, %s, 
     cannot be deleted.</string>
 
     <string name="no_move_onegroup">Moving is impossible until there
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
index ac3e65752..0913df362 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
                 byte[] stream = GameUtils.savedGame( this, selRowIDs[0] );
                 GameLock lock = GameUtils.saveNewGame( this, stream );
                 DBUtils.saveSummary( this, lock, summary );
+                m_selGames.add( lock.getRowid() );
                 lock.unlock();
             }
             break;
@@ -838,6 +839,7 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
             break;
 
         case R.id.list_item_rename:
+            keepSels = true;
             m_rowid = selRowIDs[0];
             showDialog( RENAME_GAME );
             break;
@@ -845,9 +847,11 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
             // Group menus
         case R.id.list_group_delete:
             keepSels = true;
-            if ( m_selGroupIDs
-                 .contains( XWPrefs.getDefaultNewGameGroup( this ) ) ) {
-                showOKOnlyDialog( R.string.cannot_delete_default_group );
+            long dftGroup = XWPrefs.getDefaultNewGameGroup( this );
+            if ( m_selGroupIDs.contains( dftGroup ) ) {
+                msg = getString( R.string.cannot_delete_default_groupf,
+                                 m_adapter.groupName( dftGroup ) );
+                showOKOnlyDialog( msg );
             } else {
                 long[] groupIDs = getSelGroupIDs();
                 Assert.assertTrue( 0 < groupIDs.length );