diff --git a/MatterControlLib/PrinterControls/TerminalWindow/TerminalLog.cs b/MatterControlLib/PrinterControls/TerminalWindow/TerminalLog.cs
index 47cb891da..9af2949ed 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/PrinterControls/TerminalWindow/TerminalLog.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/PrinterControls/TerminalWindow/TerminalLog.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 				PrinterLines.Clear();
 			}
 
-			this.WriteLine("");
+			// HACK: Writing null is has the effect of clearing the terminal log as the widgets clear thier visibleLines list on null.
+			// Ideally we'd have something more explicit in place that handles the behavior as the effect is less than obvious
+			this.WriteLine(null);
 		}
 
 		public void Dispose()
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/PrinterControls/TerminalWindow/TextScrollWidget.cs b/MatterControlLib/PrinterControls/TerminalWindow/TextScrollWidget.cs
index c979ecd30..8a7fcddaf 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/PrinterControls/TerminalWindow/TextScrollWidget.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/PrinterControls/TerminalWindow/TextScrollWidget.cs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 		public void RebuildFilteredList()
 		{
 			lock (locker)
-			{   
+			{
 				visibleLines = new List<string>();
 				var allSourceLinesTemp = allSourceLines.ToArray();
 				foreach (var lineData in allSourceLinesTemp)