diff --git a/src/chat_control.py b/src/chat_control.py
index 2dbd3e89c..8570364cc 100644
--- a/src/chat_control.py
+++ b/src/chat_control.py
@@ -3023,6 +3023,7 @@ class ChatControl(ChatControlBase):
                 'remove it (all history will be lost).') % common.logger.LOG_DB_PATH)
             rows = []
         local_old_kind = None
+        self.conv_textview.just_cleared = True
         for row in rows: # row[0] time, row[1] has kind, row[2] the message
             if not row[2]: # message is empty, we don't print it
                 continue