diff --git a/nodequeue.module b/nodequeue.module
index 60e170b87809041b896ba7fff41e0eb54c5c50de..93d3913e7c1af4347917590fba7afd902d9681a0 100644
--- a/nodequeue.module
+++ b/nodequeue.module
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ function nodequeue_load_queues($queue_names = array(), $bypass_cache = FALSE) {
 
     foreach ($result as $queue) {
       $loaded[$queue->name] = $queue;
+      $loaded[$queue->name]->new = FALSE;
       // ensure valid defaults:
       $loaded[$queue->name]->types = array();
       $loaded[$queue->name]->roles = array();