diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/deckview/deck_view_container.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/deckview/deck_view_container.cpp
index 6c36caf10..c9bd089b5 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/deckview/deck_view_container.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/deckview/deck_view_container.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ void DeckViewContainer::refreshShortcuts()
 void DeckViewContainer::loadVisualDeck(QMouseEvent *event, DeckPreviewWidget *instance)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(event);
+    instance->deckLoader->loadFromFile(instance->filePath, DeckLoader::CockatriceFormat, false);
     QString deckString = instance->deckLoader->writeToString_Native();
 
     if (deckString.length() > MAX_FILE_LENGTH) {