diff --git a/inject.js b/inject.js
index 0fa147d2..92c740b3 100644
--- a/inject.js
+++ b/inject.js
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ chrome.extension.sendMessage({}, function(response) {
               let ctrl = document.querySelector(`div[data-vscid="${id}"]`)
               if (ctrl) {
                 node.classList.remove('vsc-initialized');
+                delete node.dataset['vscid'];
                 ctrl.remove();
               }
             }