diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua
index 70281d643..248807867 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerhighlight.lua
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ function ReaderHighlight:onHoldRelease()
         if self.selected_text then
             self.select_mode = false
             self:extendSelection()
-            if default_highlight_action == "select" or not self.selected_text.is_tmp then
+            if default_highlight_action == "select" or self.selected_text.is_extended then
                 self:saveHighlight(true)
                 self:clear()
             else
@@ -2224,7 +2224,7 @@ function ReaderHighlight:saveHighlight(extend_to_sentence)
         local index = self.ui.annotation:addItem(item)
         self.view.footer:maybeUpdateFooter()
         self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("AnnotationsModified",
-            { item, nb_highlights_added = 1, index_modified = index, modify_datetime = not self.selected_text.is_tmp }))
+            { item, nb_highlights_added = 1, index_modified = index, modify_datetime = self.selected_text.is_extended }))
         return index
     end
 end
@@ -2510,7 +2510,7 @@ function ReaderHighlight:extendSelection()
     end
     self:deleteHighlight(self.highlight_idx) -- starting fragment
     self.selected_text = {
-        is_tmp = item1.is_tmp,
+        is_extended = not item1.is_tmp,
         datetime = item1.datetime,
         drawer = item1.drawer,
         color = item1.color,