diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs
index ccb0c2f82d..dbd83c3673 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TraceLogger.cs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			else
 			{
 				DumpToDisk(_logFile);
+				_instructions.Clear();
 			}
 		}