Alt+tab needs 2 tabs in some applications when HUD is enabled

It took me a while to figure this one out. When HUD is enabled I need two tabs to switch out of some applications as the first tab seems to affect the menu of the application. An example would be Atril. When HUD is enabled the first tab does not bring up the thumbnail menu but when I turn it off it does. In other applications e.g. Firefox, enabling HUD does not make a difference. This makes the workflow kind of weird having to remember which apps need two tabs. Is there any way to always give the app switcher priority?