diff --git a/python_payload/st3m/ui/elements/overlays.py b/python_payload/st3m/ui/elements/overlays.py
index c95b6e6932c44c2eb43e32356833eb83e07eef05..0651baf49cedd5d312c81c39798b7f3f007a145d 100644
--- a/python_payload/st3m/ui/elements/overlays.py
+++ b/python_payload/st3m/ui/elements/overlays.py
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ class Compositor(Responder):
                 self._last_clip.copy(self._clip_rect)
             self._last_enabled = []
         else:
+            self._last_fps_string = ""
             self._clip_rect.clear()
             for i in range(len(self._enabled)):
                 redraw = (