diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
index 4ca77cd35..b0d556af8 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ void IdDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
 
         case RsGxsIdentityEventCode::NEW_IDENTITY:
 		case RsGxsIdentityEventCode::UPDATED_IDENTITY:
-			if (isVisible())
                 updateIdListRequest(); 	// use a timer for events not generated by local changes which generally
                                         // come in large herds. Allows to group multiple changes into a single UI update.