diff --git a/src/fmri/RenderingState.cpp b/src/fmri/RenderingState.cpp
index 9e5b511..a065989 100644
--- a/src/fmri/RenderingState.cpp
+++ b/src/fmri/RenderingState.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ void RenderingState::loadSimulationData(const std::map<string, LayerInfo> &info,
 
 void RenderingState::queueUpdate()
 {
+    // Make sure that visualisations are cleared in the current thread
+    layerVisualisations.clear();
+    interactionAnimations.clear();
+
     loadingFuture = std::async(std::launch::async, []() {
         RenderingState::instance().updateVisualisers();
     });