diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/TkGlobal.py b/direct/src/showbase/TkGlobal.py
index 4f9d39c6b4..75d5820a51 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/TkGlobal.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/TkGlobal.py
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ def spawnTkLoop():
     # Spawn this task
     taskMgr.add(tkLoop, "tkLoop")
 
-
+taskMgr.remove('tkLoop')
+spawnTkLoop()