diff --git a/src/hu_command.c b/src/hu_command.c
index cb3bfc3b..981e1832 100644
--- a/src/hu_command.c
+++ b/src/hu_command.c
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ void HU_BuildCommandHistory(sbe_widget_t *widget)
 {
     hud_cmd_item_t *hud_cmd = current;
 
-    ST_ClearLines(widget);
     for (int i = 0; i < hud_command_history_size; i++)
     {
         ST_AddLine(widget, hud_cmd->buf);
diff --git a/src/hu_coordinates.c b/src/hu_coordinates.c
index 0ff8ff7d..37c7bf0e 100644
--- a/src/hu_coordinates.c
+++ b/src/hu_coordinates.c
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ void HU_BuildCoordinatesEx(sbe_widget_t *widget, const mobj_t *mo)
     double magnitude;
     crange_idx_e color;
 
-    ST_ClearLines(widget);
-
     widget->font = widget->default_font;
 
     #define LINE_SIZE 60
diff --git a/src/st_widgets.c b/src/st_widgets.c
index 67a6e44f..ebed23e8 100644
--- a/src/st_widgets.c
+++ b/src/st_widgets.c
@@ -662,14 +662,19 @@ static void ForceDoomFont(sbe_widget_t *widget)
 
 static void UpdateCoord(sbe_widget_t *widget, player_t *player)
 {
+    ST_ClearLines(widget);
+
+    if (strictmode)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (hud_player_coords == HUD_WIDGET_ADVANCED)
     {
         HU_BuildCoordinatesEx(widget, player->mo);
         return;
     }
 
-    ST_ClearLines(widget);
-
     if (!WidgetEnabled(hud_player_coords))
     {
         return;
@@ -981,6 +986,13 @@ static void UpdateSpeed(sbe_widget_t *widget, player_t *player)
 
 static void UpdateCmd(sbe_widget_t *widget)
 {
+    ST_ClearLines(widget);
+
+    if (!STRICTMODE(hud_command_history))
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     HU_BuildCommandHistory(widget);
 }