diff --git a/src/canvas/widgets/base.js b/src/canvas/widgets/base.js
index 5f46b80..8341c0b 100644
--- a/src/canvas/widgets/base.js
+++ b/src/canvas/widgets/base.js
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@ class Widget extends React.Component {
         this.stateUpdateCallback = null // allowing other components such as toolbar to subscribe to changes in this widget
         this.resizeObserver = null
         
-        this.setLayout({layout: Layouts.PLACE, gap: 10})
 
 
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
 
+        this.setLayout({layout: Layouts.PLACE, gap: 10})
 
         // if (this.state.attrs.layout){
         //     this.setLayout(this.state.attrs.layout.value)