Eyedropper tool selecting background colour

Hello,
The eyedropper tool has suddenly decided to apply any colour it picks up to the background swatch. I would like it to change the foreground swatch. I am not pressing the Alt key.
Any ideas why this might be happening?
Thanks,
Ariel

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