diff --git a/plugins/obs-text/gdiplus/obs-text.cpp b/plugins/obs-text/gdiplus/obs-text.cpp
index 8a040beac..2efc10814 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-text/gdiplus/obs-text.cpp
+++ b/plugins/obs-text/gdiplus/obs-text.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ struct TextSource {
 	bool read_from_file = false;
 	string file;
 	time_t file_timestamp = 0;
+	bool update_file = false;
 	float update_time_elapsed = 0.0f;
 
 	wstring text;
@@ -775,10 +776,15 @@ inline void TextSource::Tick(float seconds)
 		time_t t = get_modified_timestamp(file.c_str());
 		update_time_elapsed = 0.0f;
 
-		if (file_timestamp != t) {
+		if (update_file) {
 			LoadFileText();
 			RenderText();
+			update_file = false;
+		}
+
+		if (file_timestamp != t) {
 			file_timestamp = t;
+			update_file = true;
 		}
 	}
 }