Mission Control working 50%

Hi!
Okay, so this is a little bit strange.
After upgrading to Mountain Lion, if I'm in Mission Control and I want to organize applications to different desktops Mission Control only allows me to do so every second time.
First Time - I drag and drop a random program to a new Desktop ( The plus sign pops up on top of the new Desktop image, and creates a new desktop with the chosen app assigned to it)
Second Time - I drag and drop a random program to what ever Desktop that is open, but now it just shoots back to the original place, without moving the App or creating the new Desktop.
I feel like Mission Control is teasing me. And it is consequently every second time. It never fails, every second time.
I think it is strange...

Thanks!
Guess I just have to look at this bug for a little while longer..

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