diff --git a/create-evaluation-files.py b/create-evaluation-files.py
index 8916c7aa14fd8d7cbad64baca2f6525dd3641f62..00973e5ade3f2feffbefb42cc0927e15d4b0feff 100644
--- a/create-evaluation-files.py
+++ b/create-evaluation-files.py
@@ -922,6 +922,8 @@ for cell in user_sorted.most_common():
     elif user_data[id]['selected']:
         # current student is selected for project; display it in special way
         style = "registrant_selected"
+        if user_data[id]['tentative']:
+            style = "registrant_selected_tentative"
     else:
         # ordinary row
         style = ""