diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/nelgui_widget.cpp b/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/nelgui_widget.cpp
index e6a056390..812e002df 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/nelgui_widget.cpp
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/nelgui_widget.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ namespace GUIEditor
 	void NelGUIWidget::hide()
 	{
 		if( timerID != 0 )
+		{
 			killTimer( timerID );
+			timerID = 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	QWidget* NelGUIWidget::getViewPort()