diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainSplitViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainSplitViewController.swift
index d2df9c76..406d1eec 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainSplitViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Main/MainSplitViewController.swift
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ extension MainSplitViewController: UISplitViewControllerDelegate {
         if item == sidebar.selectedItem {
             itemNavStack = secondaryNavController.viewControllers
             secondaryNavController.viewControllers = []
+            // Sometimes removing a VC from the viewControllers array doesn't immediately remove it's view from the hierarchy
+            for vc in itemNavStack {
+                vc.viewIfLoaded?.removeFromSuperview()
+            }
         } else {
             itemNavStack = navigationStacks[item] ?? []
             navigationStacks.removeValue(forKey: item)
@@ -339,6 +343,11 @@ extension MainSplitViewController: UISplitViewControllerDelegate {
         let viewControllersToMove = navController.viewControllers.dropFirst(skipFirst)
         navController.viewControllers.removeLast(navController.viewControllers.count - skipFirst)
         
+        // Sometimes removing a VC from the viewControllers array doesn't immediately remove it's view from the hierarchy
+        for vc in viewControllersToMove {
+            vc.viewIfLoaded?.removeFromSuperview()
+        }
+        
         if let prepend = prepend {
             navigationStacks[item] = [prepend] + viewControllersToMove
         } else {