diff --git a/core/code/portal_detail_display.js b/core/code/portal_detail_display.js
index 640624249..14089f8e9 100644
--- a/core/code/portal_detail_display.js
+++ b/core/code/portal_detail_display.js
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ window.resetScrollOnNewPortal = function() {
   }
 };
 
-window.renderPortalDetails = function(guid, dontSelect) {
-  if (!dontSelect) selectPortal(window.portals[guid] ? guid : null, 'renderPortalDetails');
+window.renderPortalDetails = function(guid, forceSelect) {
+  if (forceSelect || selectedPortal !== guid)
+    selectPortal(window.portals[guid] ? guid : null, 'renderPortalDetails');
   if ($('#sidebar').is(':visible')) {
     window.resetScrollOnNewPortal();
     window.renderPortalDetails.lastVisible = guid;
diff --git a/core/code/portal_marker.js b/core/code/portal_marker.js
index f8c6c45fa..c08b08d60 100644
--- a/core/code/portal_marker.js
+++ b/core/code/portal_marker.js
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ var portalBaseStyle = {
 // portal hooks
 function handler_portal_click (e) {
   window.selectPortal(e.target.options.guid, e.type);
-  window.renderPortalDetails(e.target.options.guid, true)
+  window.renderPortalDetails(e.target.options.guid)
 }
 function handler_portal_dblclick (e) {
   window.selectPortal(e.target.options.guid, e.type);
-  window.renderPortalDetails(e.target.options.guid, true)
+  window.renderPortalDetails(e.target.options.guid)
   window.map.setView(e.target.getLatLng(), DEFAULT_ZOOM);
 }
 function handler_portal_contextmenu (e) {
   window.selectPortal(e.target.options.guid, e.type);
-  window.renderPortalDetails(e.target.options.guid, true)
+  window.renderPortalDetails(e.target.options.guid)
   if (window.isSmartphone()) {
     window.show('info');
   } else if (!$('#scrollwrapper').is(':visible')) {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ L.PortalMarker = L.CircleMarker.extend({
   renderDetails() {
     if (!this._rendering) {
       this._rendering = true;
-      renderPortalDetails(this._details.guid, true);
+      renderPortalDetails(this._details.guid);
       this._rendering = false;
     }
   },