diff --git a/client/src/components/History/CurrentCollection/CollectionPanel.vue b/client/src/components/History/CurrentCollection/CollectionPanel.vue
index 77ea4c07fa4..7877ae38286 100644
--- a/client/src/components/History/CurrentCollection/CollectionPanel.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/History/CurrentCollection/CollectionPanel.vue
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ export default {
         },
     },
     watch: {
-        history() {
-            // Send up event closing out selected collection on history change.
-            this.$emit("update:selected-collections", []);
+        history(newHistory, oldHistory) {
+            if (newHistory.id != oldHistory.id) {
+                // Send up event closing out selected collection on history change.
+                this.$emit("update:selected-collections", []);
+            }
         },
     },
     methods: {