diff --git a/src/noggit/ui/tools/AssetBrowser/Ui/AssetBrowser.cpp b/src/noggit/ui/tools/AssetBrowser/Ui/AssetBrowser.cpp
index 277e7cfe..dcb182b3 100755
--- a/src/noggit/ui/tools/AssetBrowser/Ui/AssetBrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/noggit/ui/tools/AssetBrowser/Ui/AssetBrowser.cpp
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ AssetBrowserWidget::~AssetBrowserWidget()
 
 void AssetBrowserWidget::set_browse_mode(asset_browse_mode browse_mode)
 {
+    if (_browse_mode == browse_mode)
+        return;
+
     _browse_mode = browse_mode;
     updateModelData();
     // if (_browse_mode == asset_browse_mode::detail_doodads)