diff --git a/src/rootPages/Designer/editors/views/ABViewContainer.js b/src/rootPages/Designer/editors/views/ABViewContainer.js
index 4edf15e..5d7a9e5 100644
--- a/src/rootPages/Designer/editors/views/ABViewContainer.js
+++ b/src/rootPages/Designer/editors/views/ABViewContainer.js
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ export default function (AB) {
          init(AB) {
             var Dashboard = $$(this.ids.component);
             if (Dashboard) {
+               // Clear out any existing child views
+               Dashboard.getChildViews().forEach((childView) => {
+                  Dashboard.removeView(childView);
+               });
                webix.extend(Dashboard, webix.OverlayBox);
                webix.extend(Dashboard, webix.ProgressBar);
             }
diff --git a/src/rootPages/Designer/ui_work_interface_workspace_editor_layout.js b/src/rootPages/Designer/ui_work_interface_workspace_editor_layout.js
index 68e7f97..6bdefd9 100644
--- a/src/rootPages/Designer/ui_work_interface_workspace_editor_layout.js
+++ b/src/rootPages/Designer/ui_work_interface_workspace_editor_layout.js
@@ -257,7 +257,18 @@ export default function (AB) {
          }
          // editorComponent.ui.id = ids.editArea;
          // webix.ui(editorComponent.ui, $$(ids.editArea));
-         $$(ids.editArea).addView(editorComponent.ui());
+         const editorUI = editorComponent.ui();
+         editorUI.id = `${ids.editArea}_dashboard_layout`;
+
+         // clear out widgets in our dashboard area
+         const idDashboard = editorUI.rows[0].id;
+         const $dashboard = $$(idDashboard);
+         if ($dashboard) $dashboard.clearAll();
+
+         // add the editorUI if it is not already added
+         if ($$(ids.editArea).queryView({ id: editorUI.id }) == null)
+            $$(ids.editArea).addView(editorUI);
+
          editorComponent.init(this.AB, 2);
          // note: parentAccessLevel = 2 here in our Designer