diff --git a/js/menus/MenuWrapperView.js b/js/menus/MenuWrapperView.js
index cd574709571c8591c2e905a4076c94ccbb27a777..5b509a8c0e7206f530190f5285d7c66cdfc1f9ae 100644
--- a/js/menus/MenuWrapperView.js
+++ b/js/menus/MenuWrapperView.js
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'plist', 'backbone', 'lattice', 'appState', 'tex
         render: function(){
             var self = this;
             this._hide(function(){
+                $("#menuContent").html("");//clear current menu
                 self._populateAndShow();
                 self.model.trigger("change:currentTab");//this was updated silently before todo need this?
             }, true);