diff --git a/src/WinClient.cc b/src/WinClient.cc
index acb82501..9317c81f 100644
--- a/src/WinClient.cc
+++ b/src/WinClient.cc
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ void WinClient::setTitle(FbTk::FbString &title) {
     m_title_override = true;
     if (m_win)
         m_win->updateTitleFromClient(*this);
+    m_title_override = false;
 }
 
 void WinClient::setIconTitle(FbTk::FbString &icon_title) {