diff --git a/modules/skybrowser/src/screenspaceskybrowser.cpp b/modules/skybrowser/src/screenspaceskybrowser.cpp
index 6ec25e6b7c..33836824d0 100644
--- a/modules/skybrowser/src/screenspaceskybrowser.cpp
+++ b/modules/skybrowser/src/screenspaceskybrowser.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ void ScreenSpaceSkyBrowser::update() {
         updateTextureResolution();
         _ratioIsDirty = false;
     }
+    if (_shouldReload) {
+        _isInitialized = false;
+    }
 
     WwtCommunicator::update();
     ScreenSpaceRenderable::update();
diff --git a/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtcommunicator.cpp b/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtcommunicator.cpp
index a854f6f2d7..5a3ded9ae8 100644
--- a/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtcommunicator.cpp
+++ b/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtcommunicator.cpp
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ void WwtCommunicator::update() {
             updateBorderColor();
             _borderColorIsDirty = false;
         }
-        if (_shouldReload) {
-            _isImageCollectionLoaded = false;
-        }
         _lastUpdateTime = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
     }
+    if (_shouldReload) {
+        _isImageCollectionLoaded = false;
+    }
     Browser::update();
 }