diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/additional_info/color_identity_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/additional_info/color_identity_widget.cpp
index 27b53c0a9..4847b1d46 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/additional_info/color_identity_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/cards/additional_info/color_identity_widget.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ void ColorIdentityWidget::populateManaSymbolWidgets()
     QString fullColorIdentity = "WUBRG";
     QStringList symbols = parseColorIdentity(colorIdentity); // Parse mana cost string
 
+    // clear old layout
+    QtUtils::clearLayoutRec(layout);
+
     // populate mana symbols
     if (SettingsCache::instance().getVisualDeckStorageDrawUnusedColorIdentities()) {
         for (const QString symbol : fullColorIdentity) {
@@ -47,7 +50,6 @@ void ColorIdentityWidget::populateManaSymbolWidgets()
 
 void ColorIdentityWidget::toggleUnusedVisibility()
 {
-    QtUtils::clearLayoutRec(layout);
     populateManaSymbolWidgets();
 }