diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/gui/spellbook/SpellbookScreen.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/gui/spellbook/SpellbookScreen.java
index 772518c1..cafee812 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/gui/spellbook/SpellbookScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/client/gui/spellbook/SpellbookScreen.java
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ public class SpellbookScreen extends HandledScreen<SpellbookScreenHandler> imple
 
     @Override
     public void render(MatrixStack matrices, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTicks) {
+        if (getState().isDirty()) {
+            clearAndInit();
+        }
         super.render(matrices, mouseX, mouseY, partialTicks);
         drawMouseoverTooltip(matrices, mouseX, mouseY);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/container/SpellbookState.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/container/SpellbookState.java
index 1d49de44..c616a8a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/container/SpellbookState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/container/SpellbookState.java
@@ -15,8 +15,16 @@ import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 public class SpellbookState extends Synchronizable<SpellbookState> implements NbtSerialisable {
     private Optional<Identifier> currentPageId = Optional.empty();
 
+    private boolean dirty;
+
     private final Map<Identifier, PageState> states = new HashMap<>();
 
+    public boolean isDirty() {
+        boolean isDirty = dirty;
+        dirty = false;
+        return isDirty;
+    }
+
     public Optional<Identifier> getCurrentPageId() {
         return currentPageId;
     }
@@ -34,6 +42,7 @@ public class SpellbookState extends Synchronizable<SpellbookState> implements Nb
     public void copyFrom(SpellbookState state) {
         currentPageId = state.currentPageId;
         state.states.forEach((id, page) -> getState(id).copyFrom(page));
+        dirty = true;
     }
 
     public void toPacket(PacketByteBuf buf) {