diff --git a/frontend/code/components/switcherBar.ts b/frontend/code/components/switcherBar.ts
index 178171b1..1ca6a2b8 100644
--- a/frontend/code/components/switcherBar.ts
+++ b/frontend/code/components/switcherBar.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ export class SwitcherBarComponent extends ComponentBase<SwitcherBarState> {
             // Make sure the orientation is set correctly
             deltaState.orientation =
                 deltaState.orientation ?? this.state.orientation;
+            deltaState.spacing = deltaState.spacing ?? this.state.spacing;
 
             // Pass on all available space to the marker options
             requestAnimationFrame(() => {