diff --git a/plover/gui_qt/dictionaries_widget.py b/plover/gui_qt/dictionaries_widget.py
index bb86b2f5d..94def380d 100644
--- a/plover/gui_qt/dictionaries_widget.py
+++ b/plover/gui_qt/dictionaries_widget.py
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ def _on_dictionaries_loaded(self, loaded_dictionaries):
                 continue
             item.loaded = loaded
             updated_rows.add(item.row)
+        updated_rows.update(self._update_favorite())
         if not updated_rows:
             return
-        updated_rows.update(self._update_favorite())
         self._updated_rows(updated_rows)
 
     def _on_dictionary_state_changed(self, filename, d):