diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/SourceHighlighters.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/SourceHighlighters.js
index f5f939cb24..77c1988947 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/SourceHighlighters.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/SourceHighlighters.js
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ class SourceHighlighters {
       for (const index in this.highlighters[highlighter]) {
         this.highlighters[highlighter][index].currentSourceLocation(null)
       }
-      this.highlightAllFrom(toStay)
     }
+    this.highlightAllFrom(toStay)
   }
 
   discardHighlightAt (line, filePath, from) {