diff --git a/components/content/PdbeMolstarPlugin.vue b/components/content/PdbeMolstarPlugin.vue
index b3a327f3bd5283351f33f895f56e59e22333b03a..50b52eef533bcb7dba3635fbf29204b1c4e81fac 100644
--- a/components/content/PdbeMolstarPlugin.vue
+++ b/components/content/PdbeMolstarPlugin.vue
@@ -65,10 +65,13 @@ function viewPdb(pdbPath: string | null) {
     }
 }
 
-
-function closeStructure() {
+function emptyBasket() {
     selectedPdb.value = null
     structureBasket.set(undefined)
+}
+
+
+function closeStructure() {
     dialog.value = false
 }
 watch(selectedPdb, (newSelectedPdb, prevSelectPdb) => {
@@ -78,6 +81,10 @@ watch(selectedPdb, (newSelectedPdb, prevSelectPdb) => {
     }
 })
 
+watch(dialog, (newDialog) => {
+    if (newDialog === false) emptyBasket()
+})
+
 watchEffect(() => {
     const toValUrl = toValue(structureBasket).structures
     if (toValUrl && toValUrl?.length > 0) {
@@ -89,6 +96,7 @@ watchEffect(() => {
     }
 })
 
+
 </script>
 <template>
     <div>