diff --git a/Elements.Components/src/ContentCatalogRetrieval.cs b/Elements.Components/src/ContentCatalogRetrieval.cs
index cc3a97941..eaf65cea3 100644
--- a/Elements.Components/src/ContentCatalogRetrieval.cs
+++ b/Elements.Components/src/ContentCatalogRetrieval.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public static class ContentCatalogRetrieval
         public static void SetCatalogFilePath(string path)
         {
             catalogFilePath = path;
+            // if we already have a catalog loaded, clear it out.
+            catalog = null;
         }
 
         /// <summary>