Can't use Corruption Altar in controller mode

In controller mode I can't use the Corruption Altar to double corrupt my items.

I have tried every button combination including holding A or X as indicated by this thread https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3100454

This was with the newly added Corruption Altar in the Vaal Ruins (Act 2) but I remember having this problem last league in the Alva Temple as well (didn't have a double corrupt room there in this league yet)