diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sonarlint/intellij/ui/CurrentFilePanel.java b/src/main/java/org/sonarlint/intellij/ui/CurrentFilePanel.java
index 0b71381f5..c994a7ed0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sonarlint/intellij/ui/CurrentFilePanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sonarlint/intellij/ui/CurrentFilePanel.java
@@ -177,13 +177,14 @@ public void update(@Nullable VirtualFile file, @Nullable Collection<LiveIssue> i
       populateSubTree(tree, treeBuilder, Map.of(file, newIssues));
       populateSubTree(oldTree, oldTreeBuilder, Map.of(file, oldIssues));
       oldTree.setVisible(true);
+      updateIcon(file, newIssues);
     } else {
       populateSubTree(tree, treeBuilder, Map.of(file, this.currentIssues));
       populateSubTree(oldTree, oldTreeBuilder, Collections.emptyMap());
       oldTree.setVisible(false);
+      updateIcon(file, this.currentIssues);
     }
     expandTree();
-    updateIcon(file, this.currentIssues);
   }
 
   private static void populateSubTree(Tree tree, IssueTreeModelBuilder treeBuilder, Map<VirtualFile, Collection<LiveIssue>> issues) {